The Gonzaga Prep Bullpups will host the Sunnyside Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gonzaga Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Sunnyside likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Gonzaga Prep was fully in charge, breezing past University 49-7. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
Meanwhile, while Sunnyside put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Eisenhower. The Grizzlies breezed past the Cadets to the tune of 47-0. That 47 point margin sets a new team best for the Grizzlies this season.
Gonzaga Prep better keep an eye on Ryan Hendrickson. He was instrumental in Sunnyside's win, rushing for 208 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Mason Strieck did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 142 receiving yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Sunnyside proved: they limited Eisenhower to a paltry 1.8 yards per carry. The Grizzlies didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.6.
Gonzaga Prep pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.3 points on average over those games. As for Sunnyside, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Gonzaga Prep beat Sunnyside 38-28 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will the Bullpups repeat their success, or do the Grizzlies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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