Sunnyvale has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Wills Point Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Sunnyvale blew past Ford, posting a 41-14 win. Sunnyvale might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 27 points or more this season.
Sunnyvale found their leader in sophomore Cayson Maupin, who threw for 175 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards.
Meanwhile, Wills Point never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-0 victory over Kemp. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 26.6 points per game.
Jett Fletcher was his usual excellent self, rushing for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 302 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87% of his passes. He has become a key player for Wills Point: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. A healthy portion of Fletcher's aerial production (100 yards to be exact) went to Brian Martinez.
Wills Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Wills Point didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lathan Pruitt and Jax King. Pruitt is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last five games he's played.
Sunnyvale pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Wills Point, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Maupin and Fletcher. Maupin has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 213 passing yards and has 27 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Fletcher has averaged 145.1 passing yards and has 13 passing touchdowns on the season.
Everything came up roses for Sunnyvale against Wills Point in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 69-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunnyvale 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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