The Olympus Titans will square off against the Brighton Bengals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Olympus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-21 win over Woods Cross. With the Titans ahead 35-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
A big part of Olympus' victory came down to the chemistry between Max Rice and his top target Luke Campbell. Rice threw for 203 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes while Campbell picked up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Rice has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Caden Lloyd was in the mix too, providing Olympus with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, while Brighton put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Wasatch. Brighton blew past Wasatch 26-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bengals just coasted through the last quarter.
Mason Haertel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 203 yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 61 yards.
Brighton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
One reason for the win was Brighton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for ten sacks. Tyree Pearson led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself.
The win was the sixth in a row for Olympus, bringing their record for this year to 7-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.5 points. As for Brighton, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Olympus beat Brighton 13-0 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olympus 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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