The Sunnyside Christian Knights will take on the Liberty Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Sunnyside Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Pomeroy, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Sunnyside Christian was ranked 21st). Sunnyside Christian was beaten by Pomeroy 70-0 on Friday. The Knights have struggled against the Pirates recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Almira-Coulee-Hartline 50-36.
Liberty Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Perry Pottle led the charge by throwing for 255 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Pottle a new career-high in rushing yards. Joey Isley was another key player, gaining 103 total yards and three touchdowns.
Sunnyside Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Liberty Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Sunnyside Christian took a serious blow against Liberty Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 42-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty Christian's Charlie Branning, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Sunnyside Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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