Football Preview: Olympus Titans vs. Brighton Bengals
Olympus has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Brighton Bengals at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Olympus is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of West by a score of 40-38 on Friday.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Max Rice, who threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Jack Evans also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Even if they lost, Olympus' defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Nate Sheets was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Brighton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Highland, posting a 35-0 victory at home. That looming 35-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bengals yet this season.
Mason Haertel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 265 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards. Ryce Palepoi was another key player, throwing for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brighton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Olympus' defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Brighton, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Olympus has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 285.8 passing yards per game. Brighton, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 238.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Olympus came up short against Brighton when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 24-20. Thankfully for Olympus, Jack Johnson (who rushed for 41 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 182 yards on 18 of 28 attempts) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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