The Ocean City Raiders will head out to square off against the Mainland Regional Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Ocean City: 11.2, Mainland Regional: 17) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Ocean City strolled past Hammonton with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. 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.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 31 points the game before, Mainland Regional was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. The matchup between them and St. Augustine Prep wasn't particularly close, with Mainland Regional falling 21-3. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Hermits recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Ocean City's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Mainland Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Ocean City was taken down by Mainland Regional 35-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Ocean City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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