Football Preview: Olathe South Falcons vs. Olathe Northwest Ravens
An exciting North v. South battle is about to be fought. The Olathe South Falcons will head out to face off against the Olathe Northwest Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. That match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Max Armstrong and Jaelen Douglas.
Last Friday, Olathe South earned a 27-20 victory over Shawnee Mission East. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Olathe South wouldn't let Shawnee Mission East keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Olathe South can thank Terence Belcher and Elijah Mullen for forcing both of them. Belcher also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Another thorn in Shawnee Mission East's side was Andy Edwards, who picked up a sack, made ten total tackles, and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Olathe Northwest never let their opponents score on Thursday. They really took it to Shawnee Mission West for the full four quarters, racking up a 45-0 win. The game marked the Ravens' most dominant victory of the season.
Douglas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 104 yards and four touchdowns. Riley Jankel made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Olathe Northwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Olathe Northwest's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Isaiah Butler was especially locked on to Shawnee Mission West's QB and sacked him three times. Butler has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Olathe Northwest got some further help from Tyler Briel: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Olathe South has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Olathe Northwest, their record is now 5-3.
Olathe South and Olathe Northwest were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in September, but Olathe South suffered an agonizing 17-16 defeat. Can Olathe South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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