Flour Bluff had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Pieper Warriors 57-56. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
It was another big night for Jayden Paluseo, who threw for 437 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 306.2 passing yards per game. Cameran Dickson was Paluseo's top target, picking up 197 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Flour Bluff wouldn't let Pieper keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Flour Bluff can thank Tristan Wilson and Beau Williams for forcing both of them. Wilson has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played. Flour Bluff got some further help from Landon Green: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Pieper still got an impressive performance from Cayden Keeth, who threw for 482 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. Isaiah Champagne was Keeth's top target, picking up 201 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Flour Bluff's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Pieper, they moved to 11-1 with that defeat, which also ended their 11-game winning streak.
Flour Bluff didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 35-28 win against Southwest on the 30th. Pieper does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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