Buccaneers
| 12/14/24 @ Pioneer | 55 |
| 11/02/24 vs Burton | 53 |
| 10/26/24 vs Galileo | 52 |
| 10/19/24 vs Mission | 50 |
| 12/07/24 vs Los Molinos | 41 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Balboa walked away with it. They blew past the Pioneer Titans, posting a 55-27 victory. The Buccaneers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Leading Balboa to victory were Joseph Smith and Rylen Thien-Jones. Smith gained 133 total yards and four touchdowns, while Thien-Jones threw for 266 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Smith was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 51 yards. Mekai Smith was another key back, rushing for 105 yards and one touchdown.
Balboa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pioneer only rushed for 29 rushing yards.
When it comes to explaining why Pioneer lost on Saturday, don't look at Amiri Resendiz. Despite the final result, he threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave Resendiz a new career-high in passing yards.
Balboa is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.2 points per game. As for Pioneer, they moved to 10-6 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Balboa nor Pioneer have any future games scheduled.
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