The Sunnyside Wildcats's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Sanger West Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Sunnyside's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches.
Sunnyside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 68-0 victory over Torres. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Sanger West beat Fresno 34-28 on Thursday.
Aaron Cox Jr and Brendan Hall were among the main playmakers for Sanger West as the former gained 196 total yards and four touchdowns and the latter rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance also gave Cox Jr a new career-high in rushing yards (140).
Sanger West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sunnyside's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Sanger West, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-6 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Sunnyside against Sanger West when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-13 victory. Will Sunnyside repeat their success, or does Sanger West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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