Pieper is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Smithson Valley is on a eight-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Pieper Warriors will host the Smithson Valley Rangers 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 Smithson Valley heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Pieper took over last week. Pieper enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over Wagner last Thursday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to John Hamilton and he. Hamilton rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry while he rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pieper was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Smithson Valley was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Boerne-Champion 42-10 at home. Considering the Rangers have won three matchups by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Pieper's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Smithson Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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