Wills Point is 0-3 against Sunnyvale since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wills Point Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Sunnyvale at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Wills Point strolled past Lincoln with points to spare, taking the game 49-35. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wills Point.
Wills Point's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jett Fletcher, who rushed for 244 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per carry. Larandion Dowden was another key contributor, rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Sunnyvale took their matchup on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 51-6 victory over Roosevelt. Given Sunnyvale's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 326th, while Roosevelt is ranked 1136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Their wins bumped Wills Point to 4-3 and Sunnyvale to 5-2.
Wills Point was taken down by Sunnyvale 45-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Can Wills Point avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
