Football Preview: Orestimba Warriors vs. Sonora Wildcats
The Orestimba Warriors will head out to face off against the Sonora Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Orestimba's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 50-0 victory over Modesto Christian. The matchup marked the Warriors' most dominant win of the season so far.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Orestimba to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Valenzuela, who threw for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes. Nicolas Cuevas also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Sonora hadn't done well against Escalon recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Sonora blew past Escalon 35-14. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Cougars are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tommy Sutton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 193 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 108.8 rushing yards per game. Brody Speer was another key player, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sonora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Orestimba's record now sits at 4-0. As for Sonora, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Orestimba was taken down by Sonora 62-6 in their previous meeting back in November of 2015. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Orestimba was down 41-0.
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