Football Preview: Sunnyside Christian Knights vs. Liberty Christian Patriots
The Sunnyside Christian Knights will take on the Liberty Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Sunnyside Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Pomeroy, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Sunnyside Christian was ranked 21st). Sunnyside Christian took a blow against Pomeroy on Friday, falling 70-0. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 50-36 victory over Almira-Coulee-Hartline.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Liberty Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Perry Pottle, who threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Pottle a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Joey Isley, who gained 103 total yards and three touchdowns.
Sunnyside Christian's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Liberty Christian, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Sunnyside Christian was dealt a bruising 42-0 loss at the hands of Liberty Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty Christian's Charlie Branning, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Sunnyside Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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