Pierce had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They snuck past the East Nicolaus Spartans with a 21-15 win. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 20-13 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Pierce came from Nate Macintosh, Nathan Gomez, and Drew Burnum.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mason Taylor, who threw for 148 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 55 yards.
Pierce pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for East Nicolaus, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Pierce is taking a road trip to challenge Willows at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pierce is facing Willows at the right time seeing as Willows is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for East Nicolaus, they will welcome Paradise at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Nicolaus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
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