The Kingsway Dragons will challenge the Atlantic City Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kingsway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 28-7 margin over Southern Regional. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Dragons were the (much) better team in the second half.
Kingsway didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Mason Bryan picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Atlantic City on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Toms River North out of the water with a 42-0 final score. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Mariners are ranked 61st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win (which was Atlantic City's seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-1. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.9 points over those games. As for Kingsway, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Kingsway strolled past Atlantic City in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a score of 14-0. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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