Football Recap: Olympic Trojans vs. Shelby Golden Lions
Olympic entered their contest against Shelby on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Olympic Trojans took a 35-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shelby Golden Lions. The Trojans' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Olympic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being De'Angelo Hall, who picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. Another passer making a difference was Chance Cato, who threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes.
Tristan Tate was his usual excellent self, rushing for 161 yards and three touchdowns for Shelby. Majay Thompson was another key player, gaining 105 total yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Olympic fell to 3-1. As for Shelby, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Olympic will face off against South Mecklenburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Olympic is facing South Mecklenburg at the right time seeing as South Mecklenburg is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Shelby, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Cherryville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Shelby will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Cherryville will have lost three straight heading into Friday's matchup.
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