After each having a week off, the Wellington Wolverines and the Olympic Heights Lions will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Wellington nor Olympic Heights posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Wellington's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They came out on top against Dr. Joaquin Garcia by a score of 7-0. The seven-point effort marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Tyree Pearson was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Wellington's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Derek Carrera and Jayden Welsh, who racked up four sacks between them. Welsh also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Wellington is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise. Another thorn in Dr. Joaquin Garcia's side was Julian Riaboukha, who made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Olympic Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Park Vista 49-0.
The win got Wellington back to even at 3-3. As for Olympic Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Wellington against Olympic Heights when the teams last played back in November of 2020, as the squad secured a 40-3 victory. Will Wellington repeat their success, or does Olympic Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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