Football Preview: Diamond Bar Brahmas vs. Brea Olinda Wildcats
Diamond Bar is 0-4 against Brea Olinda since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Diamond Bar Brahmas will welcome the Brea Olinda Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Diamond Bar came up short against Westwood and fell 14-7. While losing is never fun, the Brahmas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 470th in California, while the Warriors are ranked 84th in Arizona).
Meanwhile, Brea Olinda was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past California 63-12 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Brea Olinda had a senior duo take command as Nathan Aceves rushed for 118 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries and Cullen Doyle threw for 330 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per attempt. Gavyn Nicholson was Doyle's top target, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brea Olinda was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 626 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as California only gained 219.
Brea Olinda's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Nolan Santana, Carson Tracey, and Troy LaGraffe picked up one apiece.
Diamond Bar's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Brea Olinda, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Things could have been worse for Diamond Bar, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 31-14 loss to Brea Olinda when the teams last played back in September of 2017. Thankfully for Diamond Bar, Nathan Wyse (who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry) 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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