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West Cabarrus is 0-3 against Olympic since April of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Wolverines will welcome the Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with West Cabarrus sitting on three straight victories and Olympic on four.
On Friday, West Cabarrus earned a 17-6 win over Harding University.
Meanwhile, Olympic posted their closest victory since October 25, 2024 on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 win over A.L. Brown.
A big part of Olympic's victory came down to the chemistry between Chance Cato and his top target Jacoby Harris. Cato threw for 240 yards on 17 of 24 attempts while Harris picked up 118 receiving yards.
Olympic didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited A.L. Brown to a completion percentage of just 37.5%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from four players: Shaun Hartzog, Conner Lewis, Jalen Bernard, and Bryce Nixon, who each logged one passes deflected. Olympic has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.62 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.62 in their last three games.
Olympic's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for West Cabarrus, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
West Cabarrus couldn't quite get it done against Olympic when the teams last played back in September of 2024 as they fell 41-28. Can the Wolverines avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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