Olympia is still undefeated this season after their contest against Athens on Friday, but Athens came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Olympia Spartans narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Athens Warriors 38-35. For the Spartans, this counts as revenge for the 14-6 defeat the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Jimmy Lollar had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cohen Alexander, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown.
Olympia pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Athens, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Olympia will take on Williamsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Athens, they will head out to square off against Auburn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens is facing Auburn at the right time seeing as Auburn is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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