O'Connor hasn't had much luck against Pinnacle recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The O'Connor Eagles will stay at home for another week and welcome the Pinnacle Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
O'Connor is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Boulder Creek on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. O'Connor lost 35-14 to Boulder Creek. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered against the Jaguars since September 28, 2017.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle faced Liberty in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Pinnacle fell just short of Liberty by a score of 32-29. The loss continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost five in a row.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Wyatt Horton and Hayden Fletcher. Fletcher had a great game and threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Horton was balling out in the loss, throwing for 278 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 32 yards and a touchdown.
O'Connor's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Pinnacle, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
O'Connor lost to Pinnacle at home by a decisive 37-20 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Horton, who threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. Now that O'Connor knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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