If Pinelands Regional was feeling good fresh off their 33-7 takedown of Toms River East last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pinelands Regional Wildcats were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 22-21 to the Barnegat Bengals. The match was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Wildcats couldn't quite close it out.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Barnegat to victory, but perhaps none more so than Myquan Rush-Esdaile, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Pinelands Regional dropped their record down to 3-3 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Barnegat, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Pinelands Regional will face off against Neptune at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Barnegat, they will challenge New Egypt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Egypt's defense has only allowed 11.4 points per game this season, so Barnegat's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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