The Marysville Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the Oakmont Vikings at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Marysville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.3 points per game this season.
Oakmont is hoping to do what Wheatland couldn't on Friday: put an end to Marysville's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Marysville strolled past Wheatland with points to spare, taking the game 22-6. The Indians pushed the score to 22-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.
Dennis Syders continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 105 yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 66 yards.
Marysville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaleb Hill and Elias Delozier.
Meanwhile, Oakmont got themselves on the board against Mira Loma on Friday, but Mira Loma never followed suit. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 56-0 win over the Matadors. The Vikings' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Beau Ogles was his usual excellent self, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 49 yards and a touchdown. Suleiman Hassan-Olajoku was in the mix too, providing Oakmont with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oakmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
The victory got Marysville back to even at 4-4. As for Oakmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Marysville has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Oakmont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 208.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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