Football Preview: Somerville Pioneers vs. Absegami Braves
The Somerville Pioneers will take on the Absegami Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Somerville will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Somerville's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Watchung Hills Regional's usually-dominant defense. Somerville took their matchup with ease, bagging a 45-7 victory over Watchung Hills Regional. Considering the Pioneers have won six games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Brenden Pacheco, who threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. Joshua Rodriguez was Pacheco's top target, picking up 106 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last match, Absegami made sure to put some points up on the board against Cumberland on Friday. Absegami strolled past Cumberland with points to spare, taking the game 35-20.
Somerville pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Absegami, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Somerville against Absegami in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as the squad secured a 37-7 victory. Will Somerville repeat their success, or does Absegami have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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