Two dominant backs in Bentley Corbin and Karsten Cornell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the O'Connor Eagles and the Boulder Creek Jaguars will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, O'Connor finally turned things around against Shadow Ridge last Friday. They strolled past the Stallions with points to spare, taking the game 42-26. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Stallions are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead O'Connor to victory, but perhaps none more so than Corbin, who rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Another back making a difference was Jeremy Adeyanju, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: O'Connor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boulder Creek). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Mountain Ridge 63-22 at home. With that victory, the Jaguars brought their scoring average up to 29.2 points per game.
Everett Stano and Cornell were among the main playmakers for Boulder Creek as the former rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries and the latter gained 237 total yards and four touchdowns. Cornell's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Curtin, who gained 146 total yards and three touchdowns.
Boulder Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Vincent Lorgeree and Noah Axlund. Axlund is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
O'Connor's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Boulder Creek, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
O'Connor couldn't quite finish off Boulder Creek in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 17-14. Will O'Connor have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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