A victory for Victoria East just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by the Pieper Warriors 49-17. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 428th, while the Warriors are ranked 54th).
Although Victoria East took the loss, they still got scores from Kahliel Prater and Daylen King.
Even if they lost, Victoria East's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Maddox Kent with two. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Noah Shepard was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
A big part of Pieper's win came down to the chemistry between Cayden Keeth and his top target Isaiah Champagne. Keeth threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns while Champagne picked up 160 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Champagne is now averaging an impressive 105.3 receiving yards per game. John Hamilton helped Keeth out on the ground, rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
Victoria East's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Pieper, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Victoria East didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 45-0 loss against Smithson Valley on the 7th. As for Pieper, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 69-27 win against Boerne-Champion on the 7th.
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