Football Preview: Sanger West Hornets vs. Bishop Union Broncos
The Sanger West Hornets will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Bishop Union Broncos at 6:00 p.m.
Sanger West is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Sunnyside last Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sanger West was beaten by Sunnyside 60-31. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Sanger West's loss came about despite a quality game from Brendan Hall, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 46 yards.
Meanwhile, Bishop Union won against Kern Valley two weeks ago with 27 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Everything went Bishop Union's way against Rosamond as Bishop Union made off with a 27-6 victory. Considering the Broncos have won seven games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The critical scores for Bishop Union came from Malachi Orrick, Emory Dondero, and Garin Pritchard. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Reynolds, who rushed for 107 yards.
Bishop Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Bishop Union's defense made their presence known, laying out Ty'Shawn Flowers. eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Dom Dondero and Orrick, who racked up 6.5 sacks between them.
Bishop Union's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.7 points per game. As for Sanger West, their record now sits at 3-7.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Sanger West has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 167.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bishop Union struggles in that department as they've been averaging 183.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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