The Piner Prospectors are taking a road trip to face off against the Sonoma Valley Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Piner beats Sonoma Valley with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. In a tight match that could have gone either way, Piner made off with a 35-34 win over Analy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Prospectors.
Brendan Walker had a dynamite game for Piner, picking up 73 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Walker didn't just play on offense: he also made 13 total tackles and defended a pass. Piner also got help from Apollo Pereira, who showed off his sure hands for 86 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Sonoma Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Santa Rosa 41-14 at home. While the Dragons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Sonoma Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cayden Waldrop, who rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and Hudson Giarritta, who gained 149 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Waldrop a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sonoma Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sonoma Valley wouldn't let Santa Rosa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Giarritta was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Piner now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Sonoma Valley, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Piner against Sonoma Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2019, as the team secured a 71-0 win. Does Piner have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sonoma Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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