Pierce has gone 7-1 against O'Neill recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pierce Bluejays will face off against the O'Neill Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Pierce has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while O'Neill will come in with seven straight wins.
Last Friday, Pierce came up short against Scotus and fell 14-7. The match marked the Bluejays' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, O'Neill got the win against Wayne on Friday by a conclusive 41-21. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 20 points or more this season.
Brady Eichelberger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 165 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107.4 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Porter Mathews, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: O'Neill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Pierce now has a losing record at 2-3. As for O'Neill, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Pierce has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 213 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like O'Neill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 207.4. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Pierce took their win against O'Neill when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 53-33. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mathews, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pierce still be able to contain Mathews? There's only one way to find out.
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