Football Recap: Sonora Raiders vs. Redlands East Valley Wildcats
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sonora). They were the clear victor by a 65-42 margin over the Redlands East Valley Wildcats on Friday. Considering the Raiders have won three matchups by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Leading Sonora to victory were Anthony Abad and Olin Morales Hyder. Abad rushed for 252 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Morales Hyder rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. With that strong performance, Abad is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Sonora'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 Jason Colligan and Morales Hyder. The dominant performance gave Morales Hyder a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sonora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 580 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Redlands East Valley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Isaac Vitela, who threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84% of his passes, and Nathen Lopez, who gained 196 total yards and two touchdowns. Vitela is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Ivan Corona was Vitela's top target, picking up 162 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory was the third in a row for Sonora, bringing their record for this year to 3-2. As for Redlands East Valley, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sonora will welcome Troy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,056 yards in their previous games. As for Redlands East Valley, they will be playing at home against Redlands at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Redlands' defense has only allowed 15.5 points per game this season, so Redlands East Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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