Football Preview: Sunnyside Blue Devils vs. Buena Colts
The Sunnyside Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Buena Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunnyside is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Sunnyside is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Cienega on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sunnyside lost 42-21 to Cienega. The Blue Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
Meanwhile, Buena's game on Friday was all tied up 28-28 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 51-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marana. The loss continues a trend for the Colts in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Nash Moore and Colten Meyer. Meyer had a great game and threw for 375 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Moore was balling out in the loss, throwing for 166 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score.
Sunnyside's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Buena, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
Sunnyside and Buena were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but Sunnyside came up empty-handed after a 15-14 defeat. Can Sunnyside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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