After two games on the road, Canyon is heading back home. They will welcome the Sonora Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canyon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
Canyon is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Troy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Canyon had to suffer through a 58-23 loss at the hands of Troy. The contest marked the Comanches' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite their loss, Canyon saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Dylan Prochnow, who picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexander Lundsberg, who threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Sonora made easy work of Santa Ana on Thursday and carried off a 35-13 win. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 22 points or more this season.
Anthony Abad continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sonora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 257 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Canyon has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Sonora, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Canyon has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 370.6 passing yards per game. Sonora, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 303.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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