The Piper Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the West Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Piper will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Piper is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Turner for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-16 victory at home. The Pirates pushed the score to 45-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
Jayden Correa had a dynamite game for Piper, rushing for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes. Another player making a difference was Roman Byers, who gained 84 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piper was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 57.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 213.
Piper wouldn't let Turner keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Roch Emanuel was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, West fell victim to Leavenworth and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the PIONEERS on the road and fell 57-0. The Chargers have struggled against the PIONEERS recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Piper's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for West, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Piper against West in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 34-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piper since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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