The Willow Canyon Wildcats are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against the Sunnyslope Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Willow Canyon didn't have too much trouble with South Mountain at home as they won 34-19. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Joel Cooper was a one-man wrecking crew for Willow Canyon as he rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Tyler Salas handled things on the ground, rushing for 91 yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sunnyslope, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Apollo, posting a 48-17 win at home.
Sunnyslope got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aleck Vargas out in front who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Mack Kump was another key player, picking up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sunnyslope was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 548 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Sunnyslope wouldn't let Apollo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sunnyslope can thank Isaiah Ward and Augustus Schmidt for forcing both of them.
Willow Canyon's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Sunnyslope, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Willow Canyon won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, slipping by Sunnyslope 10-9. Will Willow Canyon repeat their success, or does Sunnyslope have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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