Pioneer Valley is 2-7 against Righetti since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Pioneer Valley has given up an average of 37.9 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Pioneer Valley's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Santa Ynez on Friday. They were dealt a 51-0 defeat at the hands of the Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 709th, while the Pirates are ranked 354th).
Meanwhile, Righetti played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 35-14 to Atascadero. The contest was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Warriors couldn't quite close it out.
Pioneer Valley will need to focus on slowing down Nicholas Matautia, one of several Righetti players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns. 83 of those passing yards were hauled in by Daniel France, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Righetti's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Pioneer Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Pioneer Valley was dealt a bruising 55-7 loss at the hands of Righetti in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Panthers were down 48-7.
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