Piner hasn't had much luck against Santa Rosa recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Piner Prospectors will challenge the Santa Rosa Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Piner is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Sonoma Valley on Friday. They were dealt a 35-7 loss at the hands of the Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Prospectors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 610th, while the Dragons are ranked 278th).
Apollo Pereira put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 35 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Piner's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Joseph Martinez and Kamuriun Kerr Cobb.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 41-14, which was the final score in Santa Rosa's tilt against Sonoma Valley last Friday.
Piner's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Santa Rosa, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Things could have been worse for Piner, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-9 loss to Santa Rosa when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Piner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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