Piper put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over the Blanche Ely Tigers. The 21-point effort marked the Bengals' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Piper can attribute much of their success to Cristian Mata, who rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 80 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Shawn Paschall, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Elijah Gonzales was another key player, rushing for 88 yards on only seven carries.
Piper pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Blanche Ely, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Piper will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Boyd Anderson at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Blanche Ely, they will square off against Deerfield Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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