The Oak Ridge Pioneers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Cypress Creek Bears at 7:00 p.m. Cypress Creek took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Oak Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Oak Ridge will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points on Monday, then bounced right back against Freedom on Friday. Oak Ridge was the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over Freedom. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 20 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Taylor Crane, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Ashton Collins was Crane's top target, picking up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oak Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cypress Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of East River.
Oak Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Cypress Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Oak Ridge against Cypress Creek in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 43-14 victory. Does Oak Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cypress Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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