The Lawrence Free State Firebirds have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Olathe West Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence Free State will be strutting in after a victory while Olathe West will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Lawrence Free State was able to grind out a solid win over Lawrence, taking the game 24-14.
Meanwhile, a victory for Olathe West just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 49-26 to Gardner-Edgerton. The Owls haven't had much luck with the Trailblazers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Olathe West had strong showings from Tevyn Gasaway, who gained 156 total yards and three touchdowns, and Cameron Kruse, who threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Gasaway also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Olathe West is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Olathe West also got a significant boost from Eli Ables, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 108 yards.
Olathe West wouldn't let Gardner-Edgerton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Olathe West can thank Connor Tracy and Brody Hale for forcing both of them. Tracy is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Lawrence Free State has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Olathe West, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Lawrence Free State strolled past Olathe West in their previous matchup on October 4th by a score of 30-13. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Olathe West's Josh Foland, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lawrence Free State still be able to contain Foland? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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