The Olympus Titans will venture away from home to face off against the Bountiful RedHawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, everything went Olympus' way against Provo as Olympus made off with a 37-15 win.
Luke Espersen was the offensive standout of the game as he threw for 307 yards and three touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Caden Lloyd.
Olympus didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of David Flitton and Nate Sheets. Olympus got some further help from Kingston Nugent: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Bountiful didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Farmington on Friday, but they still walked away with a 17-12 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the RedHawks.
Bountiful's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Emerson Geilman, who threw for 111 yards and a touchdown, and Siaki Fekitoa, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown.
The win got Olympus back to even at 1-1. As for Bountiful, their record now sits at 2-0.
Olympus skirted past Bountiful 13-10 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bountiful's Faletau Satuala, who picked up 163 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Olympus still be able to contain Satuala? There's only one way to find out.
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