The Dunkirk Marauders will face off against the Olean Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dunkirk will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Dunkirk's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Griffith Institute on Thursday. They came up short against the Griffins, falling 24-0.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Olean, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Lewiston-Porter on Friday as Olean made off with a 29-7 victory.
Olean can attribute much of their success to Joe Mest, who threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns. Domonick Hirliman helped Mest out on the ground, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Olean's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Manoah Miketish was especially locked on to Lewiston-Porter's QB and sacked him three times. Olean got some further help from Noah Gallo: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Dunkirk's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Olean, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Dunkirk came up short against Olean when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 12-7. Can Dunkirk avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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