The previous games for Matawan Regional and Ocean Township did not go as hoped for either team. Matawan Regional couldn't have suffered a more disappointing defeat last week as it lost by a narrow 14 - 13 margin to Monmouth Regional. As for Ocean Township, there's no need to mince words: it lost to Red Bank Catholic last week, and it lost bad. The score wound up at 47 - 0.
Matawan Regional's game was tied 7 - 7 at the half, but it couldn't pull ahead. Its record fell to 1-2 after the loss.
Meanwhile, Ocean Township's game was pretty much over by the third quarter last week, when the team was down by 47. The blowout was painful but not necessarily a surprise as Red Bank Catholic is ranked 13th in the state, many places higher than Ocean Township. The defeat dropped Ocean Township's record to 0-4.
Both Ocean Township and Matawan Regional have been struggling on the defensive side of the ball (the former allowing an average of 30.75 points per game, the latter an average of 30 points per game). We'll find out which offense can take advantage of this fact when the two teams meet this week.
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