It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Somerville can now relate to. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 36-35 to the Mainland Regional Mustangs. The Pioneers' defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
Somerville's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brenden Pacheco, who threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of Pacheco's aerial production (140 yards to be exact) went to Brady Scheier.
Somerville's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-1. As for Mainland Regional, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Somerville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mainland Regional, they will challenge NV - Old Tappan at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. NV - Old Tappan will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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