Sunnyside lost against Casa Grande back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Sunnyside Blue Devils came up short against the Casa Grande Cougars, falling 32-6. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Sunnyside still got an impressive performance from Raymond Duarte, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 120 yards on 11 of 18 attempts. Those 108 rushing yards gave Duarte a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sunnyside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Leading Casa Grande to victory were Luke Keeton and Aveon Williams. Keeton threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, while Williams picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Williams' longest reception was for an incredible 82 yards.
Sunnyside's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Casa Grande, they moved to 5-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Sunnyside will face off against Cienega at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Casa Grande, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against Desert View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
