The San Gabriel Matadors are taking a road trip to challenge the Pioneer Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
San Gabriel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 44-22 margin over Duarte. The win was nothing new for the Matadors as they're now sitting on six straight.
Meanwhile, Pioneer entered their tilt with Ganesha on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Giants as they made off with a 49-28 victory.
It was another big night for Adrian Lopez, who rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Pioneer's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 5-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Damian Salguero, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
Pioneer wouldn't let Ganesha keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jose Rojas, Aaron Pedroza, and Eduardo Gonzalez picked up one apiece. Rojas also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 94.
Pioneer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 478 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
San Gabriel now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Pioneer, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
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