Football Recap: Wagner Thunderbirds vs. Pieper Warriors
If Wagner was feeling good fresh off their 40-17 takedown of San Marcos last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wagner Thunderbirds took a 35-21 bruising from the Pieper Warriors on Thursday. The game was a 21-21 toss-up at halftime, but the Thunderbirds couldn't quite close it out.
Defeat or not, Wagner got some senior leadership from Sunny Serrano and William Reynolds. Serrano rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, while Reynolds rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Serrano a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Wagner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to John Hamilton and he. Hamilton rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry while he rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Wagner's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Pieper, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Wagner will challenge MacArthur at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Pieper, they will be playing at home against Smithson Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pieper knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Smithson Valley likes a good challenge.
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