Football Game Preview: Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls vs. Olympic Trojans + Official Tickets

The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls will face off against the Olympic Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Hickory Ridge: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Olympic has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.

On Friday, Hickory Ridge earned a 24-14 victory over Harding University.

The critical scores for Hickory Ridge came from Colby Corneius, Cade Sanfilippo, and Jaydon Huff.

Hickory Ridge didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Harding University to a completion percentage of just 35.3%. The team can thank Justin Walker for the heroic effort on defense: he. Hickory Ridge wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 50%.

Meanwhile, Olympic got themselves on the board against Berry on Friday, but Berry never followed suit. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 28-0 win over the Cardinals. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Hickory Ridge better keep an eye on Bryce Nixon. He was instrumental in Olympic's win, rushing for 182 yards and two scores while picking up 10.7 yards per carry, and also picking up 33 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Chance Cato, who rushed for 101 yards and one TD on only ten carries.

Olympic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Conner Lewis and Kenyan White. White has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 13 times he's played. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Olympic's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Hickory Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.