Willow Glen is 0-5 against Piedmont Hills since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Willow Glen Rams will look to defend their home field against the Piedmont Hills Pirates at 7:15 p.m. Willow Glen will be strutting in after a victory while Piedmont Hills will be coming in after a defeat.
Willow Glen is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home two weeks ago. They blew past Lincoln 31-7.
Among those leading the charge was Aiden Akery, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Akery wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Willow Glen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln only rushed for 133.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, Piedmont Hills was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They were outmatched by Christopher on the road and fell 35-7. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.
Willow Glen came up short against Piedmont Hills in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, falling 21-14. Can Willow Glen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
