Barnegat and Mainland Regional squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Barnegat had to settle for second. They were dealt a 49-14 defeat at the hands of the Mainland Regional Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 22nd).
Although Barnegat took the loss, they still got scores from Stephen Griffin and Cole Toddings.
Barnegat didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Griffin.
The loss snapped Barnegat's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-4 record. As for Mainland Regional, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Barnegat does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mainland Regional, they will square off against Holmdel on Friday. Holmdel is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so Mainland Regional will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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