The Pierce Bears will take on the East Nicolaus Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pierce's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so East Nicolaus' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Pierce earned a 20-8 win over Colusa. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Pierce can attribute much of their success to Drew Burnum, who threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Gavin Guynn was Burnum's top target, picking up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pierce's defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Guynn and Humberto Esqueda, who racked up all four sacks between them. Esqueda also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, while East Nicolaus put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Willows. East Nicolaus simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Willows 43-0 at home. The matchup marked the Spartans' most dominant victory of the season so far.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Logan Cleary and he. Cleary rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries while he rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. What's more, Jaydan Marshall also racked up 56 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Pierce's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for East Nicolaus, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Pierce has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 216.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like East Nicolaus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 203.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Pierce came up short against East Nicolaus in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 20-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Nicolaus' Mason Taylor, who threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown. Now that Pierce knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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