It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact El Rancho can now relate to. They lost 35-14 to the Pacifica Mariners on Friday.
Although El Rancho took the loss, they still got scores from Santiago Salazar and Nathan Carlos.
Even if they lost, El Rancho's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Pedro Arreguin was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three himself.
Ma'Kai Brown produced another solid effort rushing for 163 yards and three scores while picking up 10.2 yards per carry for Pacifica. Brown is becoming a predictor of the Mariners' success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Sandoval, who picked up 76 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
El Rancho's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Pacifica, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-3.
El Rancho does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pacifica, they will host Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Brown and Trent Hallis.
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