Well, let's take a look at the bigger picture: Seeding.
Seeding for this particular game is decided by Ranking Points (5.3.3), which you can get by 3 methods - Winning, Breaching, and Capturing.
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Originally Posted by 5.3.3 Ranking Score (RS)
A. Each Team on the winning ALLIANCE receives two (2) Ranking Points.
B. Each Team on the losing ALLIANCE receives zero (0) Ranking Points.
C. In the event of a tied score, all Teams receive one (1) Ranking Point.
D. Each team on an ALLIANCE that CAPTURES a TOWER receives one (1) Ranking Point.
E. Each team on an ALLIANCE that BREACHES the OUTER WORKS receives one (1) Ranking Point.
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As such, your first priority in a match should be to Breach the opponent's Outer Works, since it is the only way to guarantee that you gain at least 1 RP per match.
Now, let's say that you can get 2 crossings during autonomous (Your robot and one of your alliance partners.) That leaves 6 necessary crossings, so that's roughly 6 boulders you can score. If you can pull this off, which is not an easy feat by all means, your odds of winning the match go up significantly. This means that you can somewhat reliably get 3 RP per match. From here, if you can manage to score the last 2 boulders somewhere, and get your alliance to Challenge the tower, you will most likely win the match and be raking in 4 RP per quals and be well on your way to winning the regional.
TLDR; focus on Breaching, then scoring, then Challenging.