After losing to Hammonton the last time they met, Ocean City decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Ocean City Raiders enjoyed a cozy 28-14 win over the Hammonton Blue Devils on Friday. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Hammonton still got an impressive performance from Deandre Clemons, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Clemons got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 59 yards.
Ocean City's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Hammonton, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Ocean City will head out on the road to take on Mainland Regional at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Mainland Regional: 17, Ocean City: 11.2) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Hammonton, they will be playing at home against Kingsway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kingsway's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Hammonton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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