The Olathe Pirates will take on the North Fork Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Olathe is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points back in September, they were much more limited against Ignacio back in September. They were outmatched by the Bobcats at home and fell 34-7. The loss was the Pirates' first of the season.
Meanwhile, North Fork was able to grind out a solid victory over Gunnison on Friday, taking the game 18-7.
The critical scores for North Fork came from Joe Hollembeak and Braeden Flores.
North Fork's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Payson Pene and Alex Csere. Pene also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Payson Miller was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making ten total tackles.
North Fork was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Olathe fell to 2-1. As for North Fork, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Olathe took a serious blow against North Fork in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, falling 42-0. Thankfully for Olathe, Hayden Josiah Moreno (who rushed for 155 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5 passing) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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