It'll be Battle of the Birds when Owls challenges the Olathe North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Olathe West will be strutting in after a win while Olathe North will be coming in after a defeat.
Olathe West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Shawnee Mission South 60-27 at home on Friday. The Owls pushed the score to 60-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders cut but never quite recovered from.
Cameron Kruse went supernova for Olathe West, throwing for 206 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Josh Foland was in the mix too, providing Olathe West with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Olathe West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
One reason for the win was Olathe West's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was James Dorsey with three. Another thorn in Shawnee Mission South's side was Evan Klausner, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
Meanwhile, Olathe North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They and Olathe Northwest were almost perfectly matched up, but Olathe North suffered a 27-26 defeat. While the Eagles had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Ravens 12-6.
The victory got Olathe West back to even at 3-3. As for Olathe North, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Olathe West strolled past Olathe North in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 by a score of 20-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olathe West since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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