Sunnyslope has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will take on the Skyline Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. Sunnyslope is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.4 points per game this season.
Sunnyslope is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Dobson: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sunnyslope blew Dobson out of the water with a 44-3 final score. The Vikings pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs had little chance of recovering from.
Sunnyslope had a senior duo take command as Aleck Vargas rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries and Mack Kump picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown. Elijah Morrison got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Sunnyslope didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Morrison picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Skyline lost to Gilbert on the road by a 36-22 margin on Friday. Despite 129 more yards than the Tigers, the Coyotes couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Skyline might have lost, but man, Timmy Bancraft was a machine: he picked up 153 receiving yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Ryne Goins, who threw for 225 yards and a touchdown.
The win snapped Sunnyslope's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 3-6 record. As for Skyline, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Sunnyslope didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Skyline in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 42-38 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Skyline's Jordan Blake, who rushed for 302 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Sunnyslope to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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