The Pioneer Valley Panthers will challenge the Santa Ynez Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pioneer Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Pioneer Valley came up short against Atascadero and fell 28-21.
Meanwhile, Santa Ynez also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Atascadero by a score of 42-34. The Pirates gained 77 more yards on the day, but it was the Greyhounds that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, Santa Ynez had strong showings from Jude Pritchard, who threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns, and Griffin Bruner, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Bruner a new career-high in rushing yards.
Pioneer Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-5-1. As for Santa Ynez, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Pioneer Valley was taken down by Santa Ynez 42-10 when the teams last played back in October of 2017. Can Pioneer Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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