Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pearce). They blew past the Irving Tigers 63-27 at home on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Pearce's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Blake Bates, who rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Andrew Casagrande was another key back, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pearce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Pearce didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nate Kinder and Luke Casagrande. Kinder also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Pearce pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Irving, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pearce will head out to challenge Richardson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richardson's defense has only allowed 13.7 points per game this season, so Pearce's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Irving, they will venture away from home to square off against Nimitz at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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