It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Piner can now relate to. They took a 42-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Benicia Panthers. That makes it the first time this season the Prospectors have let down their home crowd.
When it comes to explaining why Piner lost on Friday, don't look at Jaden Hernandez. Despite the final result, he picked up 193 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Hernandez is now averaging an impressive 100.1 receiving yards per game. Apollo Pereira also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Piner didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kamuriun Kerr Cobb, Hernandez, and Pereira picked up one apiece.
The loss snapped Piner's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 8-3 record. As for Benicia, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6.
Piner does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Benicia, they will head out on the road to take on Miramonte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Miramonte is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.
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