Football Preview: Brea Olinda Wildcats vs. Diamond Bar Brahmas
Brea Olinda has gone 4-0 against Diamond Bar recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Brea Olinda Wildcats will take on the Diamond Bar Brahmas at 7:00 p.m. Brea Olinda will be strutting in after a win while Diamond Bar will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Brea Olinda was fully in charge, breezing past California 63-12 at home. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Condors are ranked 723rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brea Olinda's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nathan Aceves, who rushed for 118 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries, and Cullen Doyle, who threw for 330 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per attempt. 86 of those passing yards were hauled in by Eli Sanchez, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brea Olinda was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 626 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
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.
Meanwhile, Diamond Bar came up short against Westwood on Friday and fell 14-7.
The victory made it two in a row for Brea Olinda and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Diamond Bar, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Brea Olinda strolled past Diamond Bar when the teams last played back in September of 2017 by a score of 31-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brea Olinda since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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