Football Preview: Olympia Spartans vs. Maroa-Forsyth Trojans
The Olympia Spartans and the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans are set to duel on Friday.
Olympia will head out to face Maroa-Forsyth after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Olympia took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly. The Spartans were up 14-0 in the first but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Meanwhile, Maroa-Forsyth put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Pittsfield 50-8 on the road. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Ryne Sheppard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 173 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. Those 90 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Grant Smith also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
Maroa-Forsyth didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Deangelo Owen and Cayden Birmingham. Another thorn in Pittsfield's side was Khanton Wilson, who made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Maroa-Forsyth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Olympia and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Maroa-Forsyth, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Olympia came up short against Maroa-Forsyth in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 35-26. Thankfully for Olympia, Kaiden Maurer (who threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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