Football Game Preview: Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East Tigers vs. Orchard Park Quakers

The Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East Tigers will take on the Orchard Park Quakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.

On Friday, Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East took their matchup with ease, bagging a 36-7 victory over Lancaster. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 29 points or more this season.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jimmy Valentine and Dontre Hampton. Valentine rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry while Hampton rushed for 171 yards and one score on only 13 carries. Hampton's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in five consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Orchard Park made easy work of Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors on Friday and carried off a 33-7 win. The Quakers are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the third matchup they've won by 20+ points this season.

Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Orchard Park, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.

Everything went Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East's way against Orchard Park in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East made off with a 31-6 victory. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Quakers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.