The Hanford Falcons will head out to square off against the Southridge Suns at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Hanford is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Sunnyside on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hanford was outmatched by Sunnyside on the road and fell 42-14. While the Falcons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Grizzlies 6-0 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Southridge was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Hermiston 49-6 on the road. With that win, the Suns brought their scoring average up to 26.3 points per game.
Gabe Borisch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 235 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Southridge's defense and their five sacks. Quinton Ellison was especially locked on to Hermiston's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Hermiston's side was Jacob Korotkov, who picked up a sack, made 18 total tackles (6.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 411 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Hanford has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Southridge, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Hanford beat Southridge 37-26 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Southridge's Cliff Sandberg, who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Hanford to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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