The Sonora Wildcats will challenge the Hughson Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sonora will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Sonora proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 56) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 22-21 win over Hilmar. Those 22 points were actually the fewest the Wildcats have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sonora to victory, but perhaps none more so than Steven Morfoot, who picked up 67 receiving yards and one TD, and also rushed for 52 yards on only five carries. Morfoot's longest reception was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Another rusher making a difference was Cash Byington, who rushed for 55 yards and one touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Sonora proved: they limited Hilmar to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Brody Speer for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sonora didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.5.
Meanwhile, Hughson hadn't done well against Escalon recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Huskies blew past the Cougars 29-6.
Hughson found their leader in freshman Hudson Baldwin, who threw for 217 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Hughson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tristan Benham and Titus Beers.
Sonora's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Hughson, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Sonora and Hughson were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2024, but Sonora suffered an agonizing 52-51 defeat. Thankfully for the Wildcats, Robert Mcdaniel (who threw for 427 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.8 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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