Football Preview: Olympian Eagles vs. Grossmont Foothillers
Olympian is 0-4 against Grossmont since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Olympian Eagles will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Grossmont Foothillers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Olympian is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell just short of Westview by a score of 16-14 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Grossmont couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by Patrick Henry 77-48 on Friday.
Grossmont might have lost, but man, Noah Walker was a machine: he picked up 228 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was THOMAS DONOVAN, who threw for 442 yards and six touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Grossmont was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 443 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Grossmont wouldn't let Patrick Henry keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Grossmont can thank DREW SASENA and Maximus Tufugafale for forcing both of them. Grossmont got some further help from Gage Weichelt: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (0.5 for loss).
Olympian suffered a grim 44-22 defeat to Grossmont when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Will Olympian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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