Woodland and Pioneer are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Woodland Wolves will head out to take on the Pioneer Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Woodland ended up a good deal behind Lincoln and lost 29-12. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, everything went Pioneer's way against River Valley on Friday as Pioneer made off with a 42-20 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Pioneer's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Devion Corley, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Nicco Hargrove, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Hargrove didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pioneer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Woodland's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Pioneer, their record now sits at 2-0.
Woodland might still be hurting after the 35-14 defeat they got from Pioneer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Woodland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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