The Nimitz Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Pearce Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Nimitz has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Pearce will arrive with four straight wins.
Nimitz will head into Thursday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They lost 28-7 to Lake Highlands. Having soared to a lofty 37 points in the game before, the Vikings couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Pearce got the win against MacArthur on Friday by a conclusive 63-40. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 23 points or more this season.
Andrew Casagrande continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 176 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also catching a touchdown. Those 176 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Presley Harper, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Pearce didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nate Kinder and George Fossey. With that strong performance, Kinder is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
Pearce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Nimitz's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Pearce, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Nimitz might still be hurting after the 50-28 defeat they got from Pearce when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harper, who threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 33 yards. Now that Nimitz knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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