The Artesia Pioneers will take on the Channel Islands Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Artesia's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Channel Islands has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Artesia is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Estancia just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 30-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The loss was the Pioneers' first of the season.
The losing side was boosted by Charlie Lopez, who rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns. Artesia also got a significant boost from Julius Padilla, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 104 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Artesia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Channel Islands' offense. They took a blow against Bolsa Grande on Saturday, falling 38-0.
Having lost for the first time this season, Artesia fell to 5-1. As for Channel Islands, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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