Football Preview: Sutter Huskies vs. Lathrop Spartans
The Sutter Huskies will take on the Lathrop Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sutter comes in on seven and Lathrop on eight.
Sutter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 47-7 victory over Oakmont. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Vikings are ranked 487th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sutter relied on the efforts of Dominic Souza, who gained 167 total yards and two touchdowns, and Braden Scritchfield, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Those 101 rushing yards gave Scritchfield a new career-high. Marcus Meras also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Sutter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 474 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 269 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Lathrop's way against Hilmar on Friday as Lathrop made off with a 35-14 win. The Spartans' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Sutter pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.5 points per game. As for Lathrop, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
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