Football Preview: Oceanside Mariners vs. Foxcroft Academy Ponies
Oceanside is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Foxcroft Academy is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Oceanside Mariners will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Foxcroft Academy Ponies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oceanside is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Brunswick. Oceanside strolled past Brunswick with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 30-14.
Zeb Foster went supernova for Oceanside, rushing for 208 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Robert Blair, who gained 184 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Foxcroft Academy took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 71-7 victory over Belfast. Given the Ponies' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Lions are ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Everything went Oceanside's way against Foxcroft Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2016 as Oceanside made off with a 27-7 win. Does Oceanside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foxcroft Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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