Sundown and Wink are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2016, but not for long. The Sundown Roughnecks will square off against the Wink Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Sundown is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Seagraves on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sundown was beaten by Seagraves 52-14. The Roughnecks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-6.
Meanwhile, Wink waltzed into their game on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 69-0. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Layne Lusby and Kemyd Faciane were among the main playmakers for Wink as the former threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes and the latter rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns. Dylan Soltero was in the mix too, providing Wink with a touchdown.
Wink didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ean Barron and Hudson Morgan.
Wink pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.0 points per game. As for Sundown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Sundown might still be hurting after the 28-8 loss they got from Wink when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Sundown, Jeremiah Gallardo (who rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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