Oceanside and Hermon are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Oceanside Mariners will square off against the Hermon Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oceanside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.3 points per game this season.
Oceanside is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Hampden just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 31-18 to the Broncos.
Despite the loss, Oceanside got top-tier performance from Matthew Bodman, who rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Bodman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Oceanside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, while Hermon put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Brewer. Hermon blew past Brewer 42-0 on the road. That 42 point margin sets a new team best for the Hawks this season.
Oceanside's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Hermon, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Oceanside strolled past Hermon in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 38-24. Will Oceanside repeat their success, or does Hermon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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