An exciting North v. South battle is about to be fought. The Olathe Northwest Ravens will welcome the Olathe South Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Jaelen Douglas and Max Armstrong.
Olathe Northwest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Shawnee Mission West 45-0 on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Ravens considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
It was another big night for Douglas, who rushed for 104 yards and four touchdowns. Riley Jankel got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Olathe Northwest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jankel. Isaiah Butler was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making six total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Olathe Northwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Olathe South earned a 27-20 win over Shawnee Mission East on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Olathe South wouldn't let Shawnee Mission East keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Olathe South can thank Terence Belcher and Elijah Mullen for forcing both of them. Belcher also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Olathe South got some further help from Andy Edwards: he picked up a sack, made ten total tackles, and defended a pass.
Olathe Northwest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Olathe South, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Olathe Northwest won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in September, slipping by Olathe South 17-16. Does Olathe Northwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olathe South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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