After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Eastmark, Desert Sunrise was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Alhambra Lions 42-0 on the road. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Golden Hawks' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Ky McCutcheon was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Kyle Sherwood was another key player, throwing for 122 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Desert Sunrise was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Desert Sunrise didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Jaaziel Dominguez picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Desert Sunrise's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Alhambra, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Desert Sunrise will welcome Arizona College Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arizona College Prep will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Desert Sunrise surely won't give up without a fight. As for Alhambra, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges Maryvale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alhambra is facing Maryvale at the right time seeing as Maryvale is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
