Pioneer won the last time they faced Sharyland and William Goodloe did his part to make sure it happened again. The Pioneer Diamondbacks secured a 33-27 W over the Sharyland Rattlers on Friday thanks in part to Goodloe, who rushed for 202 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 154 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 95-yard run.
Pioneer's defense made their presence known, laying out Calvin Harris. nine times. It was truly a group effort as Kaleb Hernandez, Irving Garcia, and Marcos Rauda picked up two apiece. Rauda is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last seven games he's played. Pioneer got some further help from Jaykob Mendez: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Pioneer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sharyland only rushed for 30.
When it comes to explaining why Sharyland lost, don't look at Harris. Despite the final result, he rushed for 24 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 174 yards and a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Pioneer and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Sharyland, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-5.
Pioneer didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-8 win against Mission Veterans Memorial on the 8th. As for Sharyland, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Mercedes at 7:00 p.m. on November 15th. Mercedes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season.
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