The Somerville Pioneers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Mainland Regional Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Somerville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.9 points per game this season.
Somerville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Delsea with points to spare, taking the game 24-6.
Terrell Mitchell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 130 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Brenden Pacheco, who threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Mainland Regional came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Golden Eagles, posting a 42-14 victory. Considering the Mustangs have won six games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mainland Regional has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.6 points per game. As for Somerville, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
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