The Piner Prospectors are taking a road trip to square off against the Sonoma Valley Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Piner beats Sonoma Valley with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Piner pulled ahead with a 35-34 photo finish over Analy on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Prospectors.
Brendan Walker was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 73 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making 13 total tackles and defending a pass. Piner also got help from Apollo Pereira, who showed off his sure hands for 86 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Sonoma Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Santa Rosa at home to the tune of 41-14. While the Dragons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Sonoma Valley relied on the efforts of Cayden Waldrop, who rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and Hudson Giarritta, who gained 149 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Waldrop a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sonoma Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sonoma Valley wouldn't let Santa Rosa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Giarritta was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Piner now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Sonoma Valley, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Piner against Sonoma Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, as the squad secured a 71-0 win. Will Piner repeat their success, or does Sonoma Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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