With a playoff game on the line, Pittsburg rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 win over the San Ramon Valley Wolves. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Marley Alcantara was his usual excellent self, throwing for 381 yards and four touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (135 yards to be exact) went to Makari Kenion, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Pittsburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jadyn Hudson and Truly Bell.
When it comes to explaining why San Ramon Valley lost, don't look at Rhett Thompson. Despite the final result, he threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Thompson a new career-high in rushing yards (11).
Pittsburg is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.4 points per game. As for San Ramon Valley, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-2.
Pittsburg will host Folsom at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Pittsburg has won 16 straight at home dating back to last season, while Folsom won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change. San Ramon Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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