Football Recap: Sunnyvale Piles Up the Points Against Wills Point

By Team Reports Nov 4, 2024, 10:16am

Football Recap: Sunnyvale vs. Wills Point Tigers

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Sunnyvale came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 49-10 win over the Wills Point Tigers. Considering Sunnyvale has won six contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Sunnyvale found their leader in sophomore Cayson Maupin, who threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown. Those 354 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Maupin. Drew Gardner was in the mix as well, providing Sunnyvale with two touchdowns.

Maupin was just one part of a punishing run game: Sunnyvale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.

Sunnyvale's record now sits at 6-3. As for Wills Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.

Sunnyvale will be playing at home against Canton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canton is coming into the match with four straight victories on the road, so Sunnyvale will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Wills Point, they will take on Ferris at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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