Football Preview: Ripon Indians vs. Sonora Wildcats
Ripon is 2-7 against Sonora since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ripon Indians will be playing at home against the Sonora Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Ripon will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They came up short against Ripon Christian, falling 30-6. The matchup marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Sonora's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Hughson. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (45), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Tommy Sutton, who rushed for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 112.9 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Byington, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sonora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 510 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
This is the second loss in a row for Ripon and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Sonora, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Ripon took a serious blow against Sonora in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 43-0. Will Ripon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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