The Silver Creek Raiders and the Piedmont Hills Pirates are set to duel on Friday. Silver Creek's defense has only allowed 12.7 points per game this season, so Piedmont Hills' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Silver Creek's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Del Mar's usually-dominant defense. Silver Creek took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 31-0 victory over Del Mar. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 20 points or more this season.
Silver Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lorenzo Garcia, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. Garcia's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Austin Price was another key receiver, picking up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Silver Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Del Mar only rushed for 111.
Silver Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Thompson and Tyler Nguyen.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Hills waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 14-6 win over the Mustangs.
The critical scores for Piedmont Hills came from Alex Solarez and Alex Tran.
Silver Creek moved to 4-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Piedmont Hills, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Silver Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Piedmont Hills in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Piedmont Hills' Zachary Pallach, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Silver Creek still be able to contain Pallach? There's only one way to find out.
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