After flying high against Culver Community last Friday, Pioneer came back down to earth. The Pioneer Panthers fell 28-21 to the Triton Trojans on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Pioneer still got an impressive performance from Micah Rans, who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 59 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Rans got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 83 yards. Noah Vanmeter also helped out as he racked up 121 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Pioneer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Pioneer moved to 6-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Triton, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Pioneer will host North Judson-San Pierre at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. North Judson-San Pierre will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Pioneer surely won't give up without a fight. As for Triton, they and North Miami are set to duel on Friday. North Miami is coming into the match with five straight wins at home, so Triton will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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