Although Oceanside had a sub-.500 record entering Friday night, that schedule has come with playing some of the top teams in the county.

“When you want the best teams to play you, you’re going to get better, no matter what,” Pirates wide receiver Kymani Nua said. “When you play a hard schedule, it makes you tough and you have to overcome everything.”

Playing against the best helped the Pirates Friday night as they secured a 24-21 road victory at No. 7 Rancho Bernardo, fueled by their ground game.

The sophomore trio of Neke Letuli, SJ Poumele and Exzodus Taele combined to record 203 rushing yards as Oceanside handed Rancho Bernardo its first loss of the season.

Letuli, who recorded 21 carries for 119 yards, capped off his day with a 52-yard rushing touchdown on fourth-and-2 to give the

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