The Sonora Raiders will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Redlands East Valley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Sonora humbled Walnut with a 42-6 victory.
Anthony Abad had a dynamite game for Sonora, rushing for 195 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. Abad's longest rush was for an incredible 88 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sonora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Redlands East Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a 42-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of Moreno Valley.
Redlands East Valley might have lost, but man, Isaac Vitela was a machine: he threw for 172 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Ivan Corona was another key player, picking up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Redlands East Valley wouldn't let Moreno Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Redlands East Valley can thank Gabriel Corzo and Evan Espinoza for forcing both of them. Espinoza is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made nine or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Sonora's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Redlands East Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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