It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Banning can now relate to. They took a 37-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the San Pedro Pirates on Friday. The Pilots' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it six in a row.
Banning lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Steven Perez, who picked up 121 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Banning also got a significant boost from Jordan Villanueva, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
It was another big night for Petero Eneliko, who rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns for San Pedro. San Pedro is undefeated when Eneliko posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise. Marcus Alexander Jeronymo was another key player, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Banning's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for San Pedro, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Banning does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for San Pedro, they will square off against Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Pedro's defense has only allowed 14.1 points per game this season, so Carson's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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