The Duchesne Pioneers will head out to take on the Crystal City Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Duchesne has given up an average of 46.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Duchesne is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Jennings on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Pioneers were beaten by the Warriors 66-7. Having soared to a lofty 44 points in the game before, the Pioneers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Crystal City played against Roosevelt on Saturday and won via forfeit.
Duchesne's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Crystal City, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Duchesne lost to Crystal City on the road by a decisive 22-7 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Hornets' Ricardo Pastrana, who rushed for 195 yards and one TD while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Now that the Pioneers know 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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