On Friday, everything went the Sonora Wildcats's way against the Ripon Christian Knights as the Sonora Wildcats made off with a 42-21 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Knights are ranked 420th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sonora's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cash Byington, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Byington a new career-high in rushing yards. Tommy Sutton was another key rusher, rushing for 204 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry.
Sonora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 444 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Sonora's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Ripon Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
As of now, neither Sonora nor Ripon Christian have any future games scheduled.
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