The Oceanside Mariners will take on the Medomak Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oceanside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Brewer on Friday as Oceanside made off with a 52-32 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
It was another big night for Zeb Foster, who rushed for 338 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Robert Blair was another key player, rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Oceanside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 466 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Oceanside wouldn't let Brewer keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Oceanside can thank Foster and Kayden Molloy for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Medomak Valley entered their tilt with Hampden on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Broncos an 18-0 shutout.
Oceanside's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Medomak Valley, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Oceanside beat Medomak Valley 34-22 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Oceanside repeat their success, or does Medomak Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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