The Sunnyvale Sunnyvale will face off against the Van Vandals at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunnyvale is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Sunnyvale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 27-17 win over Gilmer.
The critical scores for Sunnyvale came from Hudson Leonard and Cayson Maupin.
Sunnyvale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Garren James, Grayson Smith, and Drew Gardner picked up one apiece. Sunnyvale got some further help from Cade Andrews: he made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Van sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-42 victory over Van Alstyne on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vandals.
Sunnyvale's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Van, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 9-3.
Sunnyvale ended up a good deal behind Van in their previous meeting back in September, losing 28-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Van's Austin Moffatt, who rushed for 142 yards, and also picked up 49 receiving yards. Now that Sunnyvale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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