West lost against Piper back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The West Chargers took a blow against the Piper Pirates, falling 58-21. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, West saw an underclassman step up: freshman Josiah Wilkie threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns. Those 353 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Wilkie. 84 of Wilkie's passing yards were hauled in by Treyvion Barr.
Piper found their leader in sophomore Roman Byers, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Byers a new career-high in rushing yards.
West's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Piper, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-5.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. West will venture away from home to square off against Seaman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seaman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.6 points per game this season. As for Piper, they will head out on the road to challenge Ottawa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Piper will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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