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Ocean City Girls Basketball Team Plays Mainland For South Jersey Title Tuesday Night
Top-seeded Ocean City hosts No. 2 Mainland in the South Jersey Group 3 final, according to nj.com.
OCEAN CITY, NJ — The Ocean City High School girls basketball team looks for revenge Tuesday night when it faces Mainland Regional in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 3 final, according to nj.com.
Ocean City, the No. 1 seed, hosts No. 2 Mainland in the championship game at 6 p.m. on Tuesday night, March 7.
On Feb. 16, Mainland snapped Ocean City’s 21-game winning streak, according to glorydaysonline.com.
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Ocean City advanced to the sectional final with a 47-34 win over No. 5 Woodrow Wilson in the semifinals. Alexis Paone led the way with a game-high 15 points, followed by Grace Sacco with 12.
In the quarterfinals, Ocean City defeated No. 8 Toms River East, 51-25, behind a 16-point performance from Paone.
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Ocean City opened the playoffs with a 49-19 win over No. 16 Pinelands.
Mainland advanced to the championship round with a 36-25 win over Winslow in the semifinals.
In the quarterfinals, it was a 50-27 win over No. 7 Deptford, and Mainland opened up the playoffs with a 52-12 win over No. 15 Gloucester Tech.
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