Football Preview: Mountain Empire Redhawks vs. O'Farrell Charter Falcons
Mountain Empire is on a four-game streak of home losses, O'Farrell Charter an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Mountain Empire Redhawks will host the O'Farrell Charter Falcons at 7:00 p.m.
Mountain Empire's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Coastal Academy on Friday. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Stingrays.
Meanwhile, O'Farrell Charter came into Friday's contest having lost 17 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Rock Academy with a sharp 38-12 victory on Friday. The Falcons' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
O'Farrell Charter found their leader in underclassman Dakobi Coleman, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. That's the most rushing yards Coleman has posted since back in August. Tyjon Nathan made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
One reason for the win was O'Farrell Charter's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Rock Academy's QB won't forget Saina Tafilele anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Mountain Empire's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for O'Farrell Charter, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Mountain Empire skirted past O'Farrell Charter 9-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Mountain Empire repeat their success, or does O'Farrell Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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