The Fremont Tigers are on the road again on Friday to play the Omaha Westside Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Fremont took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 43-12 win over Burke.
DaVarius Bell and Ayden Bohaboj were among the main playmakers for Fremont as the former gained 102 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Bohaboj a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fremont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
One reason for the win was Fremont's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Nolan Menning was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Omaha Westside put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Omaha Central 48-14 on the road. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Eagles are ranked 51st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Omaha Westside found their leader in underclassman Tay Tay Jenkins, who rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Jenkins is now averaging an impressive 108.4 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Braylen Warren, who threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Omaha Westside wouldn't let Omaha Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Omaha Westside can thank Charlie Di Lorenzo and Christian Jones for forcing both of them.
Fremont now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Omaha Westside, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Fremont has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Omaha Westside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 163.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Fremont was dealt a bruising 50-20 loss at the hands of Omaha Westside when the teams last played back in October of 2015. Can Fremont avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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