The Piedmont Hills Pirates and the Silver Creek Raiders are set to duel on Friday. Piedmont Hills will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Piedmont Hills beat Pioneer 14-6.
The critical scores for Piedmont Hills came from Alex Solarez and Alex Tran.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek's offense rose to the challenge against a Dons defense that boasted an average of only 11.14 points allowed on Friday. Silver Creek took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 31-0 victory over Del Mar. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won three games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Silver Creek got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lorenzo Garcia out in front who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. Garcia got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 71 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Price, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Silver Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Del Mar only rushed for 111.
Silver Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Thompson and Tyler Nguyen.
Piedmont Hills' victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Silver Creek, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Piedmont Hills came up short against Silver Creek in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 24-20. Thankfully for Piedmont Hills, Dominic Lim (who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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