Football Preview: Oakmont Vikings vs. Marysville Indians
The Oakmont Vikings will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Marysville Indians at 7:15 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Oakmont is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Mira Loma 56-0 on the road. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Vikings with their most commanding win of the season.
Beau Ogles was his usual excellent self, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 49 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Suleiman Hassan-Olajoku, who rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
Oakmont didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Elijah Hunt and Nicholas Radican. What's more, Radican also racked up ten rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oakmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Marysville didn't have too much trouble with Wheatland at home on Friday as they won 22-6. The Indians pushed the score to 22-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Dennis Syders, who rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Marysville's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Oakmont has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Marysville, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Oakmont has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 208.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Marysville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 160.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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