The Olympus Titans will take on the East Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Olympus, who comes in off a win.
Olympus is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Brighton, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Olympus was ranked 20th). Olympus never let Brighton onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory on Friday. The 13-point effort marked the Titans' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Olympus' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Jack Evans led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Olympus got some further help from Thomas Mauga: he picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, East entered their match against Valor Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. East received a blow as they fell 30-14 to Valor Christian. The Leopards gained 178 more yards on the day, but it was the Eagles that made the best use of them.
Dameon Crosby put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 132 yards on six of 19 attempts.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Olympus' win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Olympus beat East 23-10 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Olympus repeat their success, or does East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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