The Orchard Park Quakers will head out to face off against the Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Orchard Park extended their winning streak to five on Friday. Everything went the Quakers' way against Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors as they made off with a 33-7 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Quakers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Engineers are ranked 431st).
Meanwhile, Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Lancaster 36-7. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Legends recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jimmy Valentine and Dontre Hampton. Valentine rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry while Hampton rushed for 171 yards and one score on only 13 carries. Valentine's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards.
Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Orchard Park's record is now 5-1. As for Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East, their record now sits at 6-1.
Orchard Park might still be hurting after the 31-6 loss they got from Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Quakers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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