Football Preview: Delsea Crusaders vs. Somerville Pioneers
The Delsea Crusaders will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Somerville Pioneers at 7:00 p.m.
Delsea is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat Cedar Creek by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 28-14.
Meanwhile, Somerville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Ocean City 30-14. The Pioneers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Brenden Pacheco continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 140 yards on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Those 140 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Brady Scheier was in the mix as well, providing Somerville with two touchdowns.
Somerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Delsea has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.4 points per game. As for Somerville, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
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