The East Ridge Knights will face off against the Olympia Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
East Ridge will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They came up short against South Lake, falling 24-3. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Olympia fell victim to West Orange and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Warriors are ranked 90th).
East Ridge now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Olympia, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
East Ridge came up short against Olympia in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, falling 36-30. Can East Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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