The Mabton Vikings and the Sunnyside Christian Knights are set to duel on Friday.
Mabton is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against DeSales on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mabton was beaten by DeSales 78-24. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Irish are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Sunnyside Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Touchet 22-20. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted against the Redhawks since October 19, 2018.
A big part of Sunnyside Christian's win came down to the chemistry between Jake Smeenk and his top target Gunnar Alseth. Smeenk rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry while Alseth rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns. Those 40 rushing yards gave Alseth a new career-high.
Sunnyside Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sunnyside Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Smeenk.
Mabton's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Sunnyside Christian, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3.
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