Football Preview: Ocean Lakes Dolphins vs. Kempsville Chiefs
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| 10/10/24 - Home | 15-23 L |
| 09/08/23 - Away | 20-28 L |
| 09/09/22 - Home | 0-44 L |
| 10/08/21 - Away | 21-36 L |
| 10/19/18 - Away | 56-12 W |
| + 3 more games |
Ocean Lakes and Kempsville are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Dolphins are taking a road trip to face off against the Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ocean Lakes' defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Kempsville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Ocean Lakes is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 55 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Cox on Friday. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The defeat continues a trend for the Dolphins in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Landstown kept up with Kempsville until halftime on Friday, but afterwards: not so much. The Chiefs blew past the Eagles 41-12. Given the Chiefs' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Eagles are ranked 210th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ocean Lakes better keep an eye on Rob Hughes Jr. He was instrumental in Kempsville's win, rushing for 126 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. Another big playmaker for they was Camir Croom, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Kempsville proved: they limited Landstown to a paltry 1.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Jason Galloway for the heroic effort on defense: he. Kempsville didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.7.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Kempsville, adding 11 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Croom, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Ocean Lakes now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Kempsville, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Ocean Lakes couldn't quite get it done against Kempsville in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 23-15. Can the Dolphins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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