Football Preview: Otay Ranch Mustangs vs. Olympian Eagles
Otay Ranch has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Olympian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Otay Ranch will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Otay Ranch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Grossmont 56-20 on the road on Friday.
Otay Ranch got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Johnnie Welborne out in front who picked up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Welborne a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Jaidon Castillo, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown.
Otay Ranch's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Prince John Dumaran and D'Angelo Fisher. Otay Ranch got some further help from Diego Martinez: he picked up four sacks and made five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Olympian fell victim to Chula Vista and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Spartans, falling 35-0. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Otay Ranch's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Olympian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Otay Ranch came up short against Olympian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 22-15. Thankfully for Otay Ranch, Jake Marcial (who picked up 156 receiving yards and a touchdown) 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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