Fullerton hasn't had much luck against Brea Olinda recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Fullerton Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Brea Olinda Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Fullerton is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They lost 28-7 to Santa Fe.
Meanwhile, Brea Olinda put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They pulled ahead with a 22-21 photo finish over Jurupa Hills. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Spartans are ranked 439th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Brea Olinda came from Nathan Aceves, Gavyn Nicholson, and Addison Altermatt. Another player making a difference was Cullen Doyle, who threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Brea Olinda's defense and their seven sacks. Jake Brooks was especially locked on to Jurupa Hills' QB and sacked him three times. With that strong performance, Brooks is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Nick Davis was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
Fullerton's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Brea Olinda, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Fullerton came up short against Brea Olinda in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 35-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aceves, who rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Fullerton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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