The MacArthur Brahmas will square off against the Pieper Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for MacArthur: they have been struggling with eight straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Pieper has snatched up eight consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
MacArthur is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Boerne-Champion on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. MacArthur was outmatched by Boerne-Champion on the road and fell 58-13. While losing is never fun, the Brahmas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 913th, while the Chargers are ranked 395th).
Meanwhile, Pieper was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They enjoyed a cozy 49-35 victory over New Braunfels. The Warriors pushed the score to 42-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Unicorns cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Isaiah Champagne, who picked up 164 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. What's more, he also racked up 16 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023. Brady Hopper was another key player, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown.
MacArthur's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Pieper, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
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