It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but San Pedro had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Banning Pilots by a score of 37-26. That's more bragging rights for the Pirates, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was another big night for Petero Eneliko, who rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns. He has become a key player for San Pedro: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Marcus Alexander Jeronymo, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
San Pedro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Banning's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Steven Perez, who picked up 121 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Noa Tuvalu, who threw for 191 yards and four touchdowns.
The win was the third in a row for San Pedro, bringing their record for this year to 8-3. As for Banning, they dropped their record down to 4-7 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
San Pedro will take on Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season. Banning does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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