The Kingsway Dragons will take on the Hammonton Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kingsway has three straight wins, Hammonton has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kingsway is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Eastside to the tune of 45-6 on Thursday. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Tigers are ranked 72nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kingsway's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Tristan Owen and Jordan Hernandez, who racked up five sacks between them. Mason Bryan got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Hammonton came up short against Ocean City on Friday and fell 14-7.
Hammonton's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Kingsway, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Kingsway took their win against Hammonton in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 29-3 score. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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