Pioneers Continue With Their Winning Streak

Pioneers Continue With Their Winning Streak

            Friday night the Pioneers clenched their 15^th streak conference win after defeating Nettleton 38-12. The Pioneers offense and defense did an outstanding job working together. Even though there were multiple players injured who could not play, other players stepped up to take their role and do what they could to continue their winning streak. Nettleton played hard against the Pioneers, knowing they’d be a tough team to face. However, Nettleton Coach Jay Murphee said they ”didn’t block them very well,” and, as a result, weren’t able to defeat the Batesville Pioneers.

            I can relate to the article “Pioneers pick up pace, 15^th straight 5A-East win” by Paul Glover because I contributed to both sides of the ball, offense and defense. Phillip Archuleta, the Pioneers leading rusher was on the sidelines with a leg injury. I took his role by playing his position and doing my best at it. I carried the ball 13 times. Out of those 13 carries, I gained 93 yards and had 2 rushing touchdowns. Coach King was very impressed with my performance saying “Joey isn’t a speed merchant, but he’s a tough young man and he has great feet.” Not only did I step up and play a new position for an injured player, but there were other Pioneer players who also contributed.

            I think Paul Glover did a great job talking about the Pioneers win against Nettleton last Friday night and how they worked well together. By writing this article, Glover is trying to inform the local citizens of Batesville, Arkansas about the Pioneers continuing winning streak. He also informs you about many Pioneer players who had an amazing game against Nettleton last Friday and all the stats of the game. As a player, it’s important to me to have the team continue with hard work and not let our town or coaches down. Also, it’s important to me and my team to continue on next Friday night, with our winning streak.