Football Recap: Spanish River Sharks vs. Olympic Heights Lions
The matchup between Spanish River and Olympic Heights on Friday hardly resembled the 6-6 effort from their previous meeting. The Spanish River Sharks simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Olympic Heights Lions 90-0. The result was nothing new for the Sharks, who have now won four contests by 25 points or more so far this season.
Marcus Stracke was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 340 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. What's more, he also racked up 25 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August. Trent Asble was another key player, picking up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Spanish River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Vory Copeland led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. He also made four total tackles, which is notable because Spanish River is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise. Evan Wiltse was another major factor on D, making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Spanish River pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Olympic Heights, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Spanish River will challenge Stoneman Douglas at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Spanish River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.8 points per game this season. Olympic Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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