Football Preview: Omaha Westside Warriors vs. Fremont Tigers
The Omaha Westside Warriors will face off against the Fremont Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Omaha Westside will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Omaha Westside humbled Omaha Central with a 48-14 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Omaha Westside found their leader in underclassman Tay Tay Jenkins, who rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Jenkins is now averaging an impressive 108.4 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Braylen Warren, who threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Omaha Westside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Omaha Westside wouldn't let Omaha Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Omaha Westside can thank Charlie Di Lorenzo and Christian Jones for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Fremont took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 43-12 win over Burke. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three games by 31 points or more so far this season.
Fremont can attribute much of their success to DaVarius Bell, who gained 102 total yards and two touchdowns, and Ayden Bohaboj, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Bell didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made a tackle.
Fremont's defense stepped up as well, laying out Nate Collins. five times. Nolan Menning was especially locked on to Burke's QB and sacked him twice.
Omaha Westside's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Fremont, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Omaha Westside has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 163.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fremont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 197.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Omaha Westside against Fremont when the teams last played back in October of 2015, as the squad secured a 50-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Fremont's Sean Lambert, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for a yards and a touchdown on his only pass of the game. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Omaha Westside to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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