The Ridgeview Wolf Pack are taking a road trip to challenge the Sunnyside Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Ridgeview is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They fell 22-14 to Wasco.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Sunnyside's strategy against Reedley on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sunnyside blew Reedley out of the water with a 48-0 final score. The Wildcats pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates had no chance of recovering from.
Sunnyside's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Malachi Barnes led the charge by picking up 123 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Barnes was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 53 yards. Cj Jones did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 77 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sunnyside's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Noble Mcarn was the leader with two. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (5.0 for loss). Sunnyside got some further help from Romulan Phetvixay: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Ridgeview's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Sunnyside, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Ridgeview against Sunnyside in their previous matchup back in November of 2015 as the squad secured a 56-16 victory. Does Ridgeview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sunnyside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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