Football Preview: Brighton Bengals vs. Olympus Titans
The Brighton Bengals will play host again on Friday to welcome the Olympus Titans, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Brighton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Wasatch 26-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bengals just coasted through the last quarter.
Mason Haertel was his usual excellent self, rushing for 203 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Brighton's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB ten times. Tyree Pearson led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Olympus). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Woods Cross 49-21. With the Titans ahead 35-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
A big part of Olympus' win came down to the chemistry between Max Rice and his top target Luke Campbell. Rice threw for 203 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes while Campbell picked up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Rice is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played. Caden Lloyd also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Brighton's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.5 points per game. As for Olympus, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Brighton has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 176.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Olympus, though, as they've been averaging only 68.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Brighton came up short against Olympus in their previous meeting back in September, falling 13-0. Will Brighton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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