Pinnacle won the last time they faced Corona del Sol, and things went their way on Friday too. The Pinnacle Pioneers breezed by the Corona del Sol Aztecs on the road to the tune of 44-12. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Aztecs are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Xavier Valdivia was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Horton, who threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Pinnacle's defense stepped up as well, laying out Luke Farrell. six times. Brady Boquist was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sackshimself. Pinnacle got some further help from Owen Pimbert: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pinnacle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Corona del Sol lost, don't look at Jacob Helt. Despite the final result, he picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Pinnacle now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Corona del Sol, their defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pinnacle will square off against Horizon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pinnacle knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Horizon likes a good challenge. As for Corona del Sol, they will take on Chandler at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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