Football Preview: Olympic Heights Lions vs. Archbishop Carroll Bulldogs
The Olympic Heights Lions will face off against the Archbishop Carroll Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Olympic Heights will be strutting in after a victory while Archbishop Carroll will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, Olympic Heights made easy work of Oxbridge Academy and carried off a 29-6 win. Considering the Lions have won five contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Olympic Heights' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Stephen Yiadom, who rushed for 99 yards and one score on only 12 carries.
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On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Olympic Heights' defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Sebastian Gonzalez and Jordan Reid, who racked up four sacks between them. Olympic Heights is 5-1 when Reid posts one or more sacks, but 0-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Carroll came up short against Palmer Trinity on Friday and fell 39-29. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Bulldogs, who until this game were averaging 13.25 points allowed.
Olympic Heights will have to contain William Secola as he made an impact in Archbishop Carroll's last game. He rushed for 141 yards and one TD while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Secola is now averaging an impressive 103.9 rushing yards per game. Another back making a difference was Kendru Pembleton, who rushed for 131 yards on only eight carries.
Archbishop Carroll didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dylan Galadza and Robert Herrera. Herrera also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with eight. Jonas Taylor was another major factor on D, making nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Olympic Heights now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Archbishop Carroll, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1-1.
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