The Sanger West Hornets will square off against the Sunnyside Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Sanger West didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Fresno, but they still walked away with a 34-28 win.
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.
Meanwhile, Sunnyside put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 68-0 victory over Torres. Considering the Wildcats have won eight matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sanger West has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-6 record this season. As for Sunnyside, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Sanger West was dealt a bruising 48-13 loss at the hands of Sunnyside when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Sanger West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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