Pioneer lost against Artesia back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Pioneer Titans fell 35-27 to the Artesia Pioneers. The Titans' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Despite the loss, Pioneer still got an impressive performance from Amiri Resendiz, who threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
Pioneer wouldn't let Artesia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pioneer can thank Jose Rojas and Eduardo Gonzalez for forcing both of them. Rojas also posted 118 receiving yards, which is notable because Pioneer is 4-2 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 0-3 otherwise.
Charlie Lopez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Artesia, rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Lopez got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards. Another big playmaker for Artesia was Elijah Johnson, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Pioneer now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Artesia, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Pioneer will face off against Glenn at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pioneer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season. As for Artesia, they will square off against Cerritos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Artesia also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 34.7 points per game.
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