Despite a strong season so far, Pioneer has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They took a blow against the North Judson-San Pierre Bluejays on Friday, falling 60-18. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Bluejays are ranked 46th).
Despite the loss, Pioneer still got an impressive performance from Micah Rans, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 62 yards and a touchdown. Rans has become a key player for Pioneer: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
North Judson-San Pierre had a senior duo take command as Jesiah Mcdaniel rushed for 165 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries and Kole Wilcox gained 198 total yards and four touchdowns. Those 165 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Mcdaniel. North Judson-San Pierre also got a significant boost from Brock Benson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 98 yards.
Pioneer's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for North Judson-San Pierre, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Pioneer will square off against Caston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pioneer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.6 points per game this season. As for North Judson-San Pierre, they will take on South Newton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Judson-San Pierre will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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