Football Preview: Brea Olinda Wildcats vs. Palos Verdes Sea Kings
The Brea Olinda Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Palos Verdes Sea Kings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brea Olinda will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
On Friday, Brea Olinda needed a bit of extra time to put away Esperanza. They came out on top against the Aztecs by a score of 36-29.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Brea Olinda to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryan Nero, who picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Nero a new career-high in rushing yards (17). Nathan Aceves handled things on the ground, rushing for 86 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Brea Olinda didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Logan King and Vincent King. Vincent has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played. Another thorn in Esperanza's side was Jake Owens, who picked up 2.5 sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Palos Verdes, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 20-13 win over Mira Costa on Friday.
Palos Verdes found their leader in sophomore Ryan Rakowski, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 282 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Those 81 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Rakowski.
Palos Verdes pushed their record up to 5-5 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.2 points per game. As for Brea Olinda, their record now sits at 10-0.
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