Football Preview: Hermon Hawks vs. Oceanside Mariners
Hermon and Oceanside are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Hermon Hawks will host the Oceanside Mariners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oceanside took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hermon, who comes in off a win.
Hermon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 42-0 victory over Brewer on the road. The high-scoring effort was just what the Hawks needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Oceanside's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 31-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hampden.
Despite the defeat, Oceanside got top-tier performance from Matthew Bodman, who rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Bodman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Oceanside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Hermon's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Oceanside, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
Hermon lost to Oceanside at home by a decisive 38-24 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Hermon, Cohen Galley (who rushed for 190 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 98 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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