Pioneer has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Taylor Titans at 7:00 p.m. Pioneer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.1 points per game this season.
Pioneer is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Carroll 49-7. Pioneer's victory was all the more impressive since the Cougars were averaging only 11.82 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Micah Rans, who rushed for 322 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Vanmeter, who rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Pioneer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 530 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Taylor made easy work of Tri-County on Friday and carried off a 32-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
Javionne Harris was his usual excellent self, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also picking up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Taylor: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jalyn Wooten, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Taylor now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Pioneer, their record now sits at 8-3.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Rans and Harris. Rans just won't slow down this season and has thrown 6 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 31.9 passing yards per game. Harris has been a dominant force too and has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 79.9 passing yards per game.
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