The Ocean City Raiders and the Cedar Creek Pirates are set to duel on Friday. Ocean City's defense has only allowed 14.9 points per game this season, so Cedar Creek's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Ocean City didn't have quite enough to beat Holy Spirit and fell 15-13.
Meanwhile, Cedar Creek entered their tilt with Timber Creek Regional on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took down the Chargers 23-7.
Aamir Dunbar was his usual excellent self, rushing for 190 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss). Cedar Creek also got help from Darius Benjamin, who showed off his sure hands for 81 receiving yards.
Cedar Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jahmir Campfield and Justus Peyton. Peyton is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Cedar Creek got some further help from Mandel Pettiford Jr.: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Cedar Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Ocean City's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Cedar Creek, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ocean City came up short against Cedar Creek in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 33-25. Thankfully for Ocean City, Billy Smith (who threw for 362 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
