Two dominant backs in Marcus Meras and Jackson Cummins are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sutter Huskies will take on the Dixon Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sutter took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 60-6 win over Woodland at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-6.
Sutter can attribute much of their success to Meras, who gained 95 total yards and three touchdowns, and Braden Scritchfield, who threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Dominic Souza helped Scritchfield out on the ground, rushing for 50 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 30 receiving yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sutter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Dixon was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past El Camino 34-6 on the road.
Sutter pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Dixon, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Sutter against Dixon in their previous matchup back in September of 2017 as the squad secured a 63-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sutter since the team 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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