The Pierce Bluejays will challenge the Schuyler Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pierce easily dispatched Wayne last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Bluejays fell just short of Lakeview by a score of 21-19 on Friday. The contest marked the Bluejays' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Schuyler). In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 23-22 win over Wayne.
The critical scores for Schuyler came from Nolan Andel, Daniel Guerrero, and Iker Lara.
Schuyler didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lara and Chris Ardeano. Ardeano has been hot, having also posted five or more total tackles the last eight times he's played. Schuyler got some further help from Marcos Gomez: he made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Schuyler's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Pierce, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Pierce against Schuyler when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 48-20 win. In that contest, the Bluejays amassed a halftime lead of 42-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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