Football Preview: Orchard Park Quakers vs. Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East Tigers
The Orchard Park Quakers will take on the Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Orchard Park sitting on four straight victories and Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East on six.
Last Thursday, Orchard Park took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over Niagara-Wheatfield. The match marked the Quakers' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East duked it out withLockport on Friday. Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East blew past Lockport 47-7 at home. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four games by 34 points or more so far this season.
Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Noah Mcduffie, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Mcduffie has posted since back in October of 2023. Jordan Freeman was another key signal caller, throwing for 250 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Orchard Park's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Orchard Park was taken down by Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East 62-22 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Orchard Park, Ja?Meer Thomas (who rushed for 250 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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