The Pioneer Patriots will take on the River City Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pioneer is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Pioneer lost 39-14 to Sacramento on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while the Dragons are ranked 157th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask River City). They slipped by Wood 35-34 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Pioneer's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for River City, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Pioneer against River City in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, as the squad secured a 34-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pioneer since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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