Football Recap: Martin County Tigers vs. Olympic Heights Lions
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Martin County). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Olympic Heights Lions 52-0 on the road. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Lions are ranked 549th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Louis Manny had a dynamite game for Martin County, rushing for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 39 yards and a touchdown. Vaughn O'Brien was another key passer, throwing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Martin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Martin County now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Olympic Heights, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Martin County will be playing at home against Palm Bay at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Martin County has three straight victories, Palm Bay has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field. As for Olympic Heights, they will venture away from home to challenge Park Vista at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Park Vista will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Olympic Heights surely won't give up without a fight.
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