Olympia managed to keep up with Maroa-Forsyth until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Olympia Spartans were dealt a 61-33 loss at the hands of the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Olympia saw an underclassman step up: Jimmy Lollar rushed for 249 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Lollar a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ian Tackett, who rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Olympia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 415 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maroa-Forsyth only rushed for 262.
Ryne Sheppard was his usual excellent self, throwing for 294 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 85% of his passes, and also rushing for 78 yards on only eight carries for Maroa-Forsyth. Grant Smith was another key player, picking up 134 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Olympia's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Maroa-Forsyth, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Olympia will square off against Pleasant Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Olympia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season. As for Maroa-Forsyth, they will challenge Williamsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maroa-Forsyth is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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