Piedmont Hills hasn't had much luck against Live Oak recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Piedmont Hills Pirates will face off against the Live Oak Acorns at 7:00 p.m. Piedmont Hills will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Piedmont Hills' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Independence 49-0. Considering the Pirates have won six matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Alex Tran was a one-man wrecking crew for Piedmont Hills as he threw for 258 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Jonas Petty, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown.
Piedmont Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Live Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 31-7 to Christopher. While losing is never fun, the Acorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while the Cougars are ranked 225th).
Piedmont Hills' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.0 points per game. As for Live Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Piedmont Hills might still be hurting after the 42-21 defeat they got from Live Oak when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Thankfully for Piedmont Hills, Jordan Fuentes (who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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