The Hayward Farmers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Piedmont Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hayward's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against San Ramon Valley last Friday. They took a blow against the Wolves, falling 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 461st, while the Wolves are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Piedmont had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 41-0 victory over the Wildcats at home. The result was nothing new for the Highlanders, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Piedmont had a senior duo take command as Markos Lagios threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes and Sam Shelby picked up 193 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those four passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Lagios.
Hayward now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Piedmont, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Hayward has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Piedmont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Hayward lost to Piedmont at home by a decisive 28-14 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2015. Will Hayward have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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