Somerville won the last time they faced Cranford, and things went their way on Friday too. The Somerville Pioneers took down the Cranford Cougars 32-14. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Cougars are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joshua Rodriguez was a one-man wrecking crew for Somerville as he rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Rodriguez a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Brenden Pacheco, who threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, Cranford still got an impressive performance from Amari Petgrave, who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
Somerville's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Somerville will head out to face off against Montgomery at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cranford, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Carteret at 7:00 p.m. Cranford is looking for their season?s first win.
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