The Sonora Raiders will face off against the Santa Ana Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sonora is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.5 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Sonora didn't have quite enough to beat El Toro and fell 31-28. The Raiders gained 101 more yards on the day, but it was the Chargers that made the best use of them.
Sonora might have lost, but man, Olin Morales Hyder was a machine: he rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Morales Hyder really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
Even though they lost, Sonora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Toro only rushed for 150.
Meanwhile, Santa Ana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 42-13 loss at the hands of Troy. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 651st, while the Warriors are ranked 192nd).
Sonora now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Santa Ana, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
