The Sunnyside Blue Devils will square off against the Cactus Shadows Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sunnyside gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 34-7 victory over Flowing Wells.
Raymond Duarte was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 153 yards on 12 of 17 attempts.
Meanwhile, Cactus Shadows humbled West Point with a 65-10 victory. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Dragons are ranked 136th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cactus Shadows had a senior duo take command as Jake King rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries and Andrew Muirhead rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Donivan C Dixon was another key signal caller, throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cactus Shadows was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 442 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Point only gained 207.
Cactus Shadows' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Daniel Davila, Marshall Lasater, and Nick Stifel picked up one apiece.
The win got Sunnyside back to even at 1-1. As for Cactus Shadows, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Sunnyside couldn't quite finish off Cactus Shadows in their previous meeting back in September of 2022 and fell 17-14. Will Sunnyside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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