The Sunnyside Blue Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Cienega Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Sunnyside is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Casa Grande on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sunnyside lost 32-6 to Casa Grande. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sunnyside might have lost, but man, Raymond Duarte was a machine: he rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 120 yards on 11 of 18 attempts. The dominant performance gave Duarte a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, 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.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Cienega duked it out withMarana on Friday. Cienega came up short against Marana, falling 29-7. The Bobcats have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Cienega's loss came about despite a quality game from Jaden Rodgers, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Rodgers also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending three passes.
Sunnyside's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Cienega, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Sunnyside beat Cienega 12-3 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunnyside since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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