The Ocean Township Spartans will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Holmdel Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ocean Township is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Red Bank Regional. Ocean Township secured a 10-6 W over Red Bank Regional on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Holmdel took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They snuck past Long Branch with a 38-32 win.
Jack Cannon had a dynamite game for Holmdel, rushing for 167 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 112 yards on only ten passes. Cannon's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Ocean Township was dealt a bruising 30-0 defeat at the hands of Holmdel in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cannon, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 73 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Now that Ocean Township knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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