Sutter entered their tilt with Rio Linda on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Rio Linda Knights, posting a 51-16 victory at home. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Braden Scritchfield was his usual excellent self, throwing for 175 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown. Losi Asiata handled things on the ground, rushing for 107 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sutter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Sutter's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Justice White was especially locked on to Rio Linda's QB and sacked him twice. Sutter got some further help from Zeke Mendieta: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Sutter pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Rio Linda, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sutter will take on Natomas at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Sutter's defense has only allowed 8.8 points per game this season, so Natomas' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Rio Linda, they will square off against El Camino at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rio Linda is facing El Camino at the right time seeing as El Camino is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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