SAN JOSE — An old-time defensive dogfight broke out Friday night in front of a near-capacity crowd at Pioneer High School as the Mustangs made a first-quarter touchdown and a couple of field goals stand up in a 13-0 win over archrival Leland in the latest installment of the Battle of the Den.

The win evened the series between the two Almaden Valley schools, according to MaxPreps, at 10-10.

“Playing this game with Leland it doesn’t matter what the records are,” Pioneer coach Eric Perry said. “The kids all know each other and they play so hard against each other. It’s nice to be on the winning side of it.” • Poll winner: Readers pick Leland at Pioneer game for us to cover

On Pioneer’s first possession of the game Braeden Ries connected with Connor Christensen on a 13-yard touchdown pass

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