The Pioneers beat the Bruins 49 to 35 in their regular-season meeting on October 17th. It was another commanding performance from the home side, who have been in red-hot form lately. The result extends their winning run while handing the visitors their second defeat in a row.
The Pioneers have been scoring freely this season. They took down the Birchats 40 to nothing last week, before thrashing the Loggers 74 to 14. That kind of attacking output makes for an uncomfortable task for any opposition, and the Bruins could not handle it.
By then you would expect the visitors to have learned something, but they did not. They lost to the Pirates 13 to 17 on October 10th and followed that with a heavy 58 to 24 defeat to the Hedgehogs. Going into this match against a team on fire was always going to be difficult.
The Pioneers scored 49 points, which is more than they have managed in any of their recent outings. The Bruins pulled 35 off the back of their shoulders, but it was never going to be enough. They need to find a way to stop teams from running away with matches like this.
And here's the thing — the Pioneers are building momentum. Four wins from their last five matches, including this one. The Bruins, meanwhile, have lost both games they have played this month. That is a worrying trend for the visitors to address before the season slips further away from them.
