The Archbishop Murphy Wildcats will take on the Olympic Trojans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a nine-game winning streak alive.
On Saturday, Archbishop Murphy took their game with ease, bagging a 51-7 win over Pullman. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Greyhounds are ranked 165th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Archbishop Murphy can attribute much of their success to Orion Belleza, who rushed for 132 yards and one TD on only 12 carries, and Isaiah Smith, who rushed for 57 yards and a pair of scores.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Archbishop Murphy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Archbishop Murphy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Jordan Rife and Ryder Sandstrom, who each picked up one interception apiece.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Olympic walked away with it. They walked away with a 27-14 victory over the Seahawks on Friday. The Trojans pushed the score to 27-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Seahawks cut but never quite recovered from.
Archbishop Murphy better keep an eye on Chace Webster. He was instrumental in Olympic's win, rushing for 331 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. Webster is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 117 every time he's taken the field this season.
Archbishop Murphy's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Olympic, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Everything came up roses for Archbishop Murphy against Olympic when the teams last played back in October of 2017, as the squad secured a 56-21 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Trojans' Darelle White, who picked up 132 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for the Wildcats to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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