Hoover hasn't had much luck against Sunnyside recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hoover Patriots will welcome the Sunnyside Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hoover comes in on three and Sunnyside on six.
Hoover is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Fresno on the road to the tune of 42-0 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Hoover found their leader in underclassman Joel Sepulveda, who picked up 2.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss). Another big playmaker for Hoover was Keon Hill, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Hoover's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. Fresno's QB won't forget Sepulveda anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times. Sepulveda is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hoover was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Sunnyside won against Madera South last Friday with 44 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Everything went Sunnyside's way against Roosevelt as Sunnyside made off with a 44-22 win. Considering the Wildcats have won five matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory got Hoover back to even at 3-3. As for Sunnyside, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Hoover took a serious blow against Sunnyside in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 58-6. Will Hoover have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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