Football Preview: Olfen Mustangs vs. Trent Gorillas
Olfen is 0-4 against Trent since October of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Olfen Mustangs will head out to challenge the Trent Gorillas at 7:30 p.m.
Olfen is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 66-0 loss at the hands of Blackwell.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trent). They put the hurt on Moran with a sharp 84-62 victory last Friday. The Gorillas pushed the score to 72-46 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Trent to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keagen Hollis, who rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. Trent is 2-1 when Hollis posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Wallis, who rushed for 202 yards while picking up 11.9 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Trent was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 416 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Olfen's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Trent, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season.
Olfen was dealt a bruising 49-0 defeat at the hands of Trent when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Olfen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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