On Friday, Sunnyside Christian faced DeSales in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sunnyside Christian Knights were beaten by the DeSales Irish 76-0. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Irish recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the loss, Sunnyside Christian saw an underclassman step up: Jake Smeenk rushed for 159 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Smeenk a new career-high in rushing yards.
DeSales found their leader in underclassman Cohen Wood, who rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Wood is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Diego Caso, who rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns.
Sunnyside Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for DeSales, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Sunnyside Christian will head out on the road to take on Touchet at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunnyside Christian is facing Touchet at the right time seeing as Touchet is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for DeSales, they will welcome Mabton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DeSales will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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