The Soquel Knights will square off against the North Salinas Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Soquel will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
On Friday, Soquel made easy work of Alisal and carried off a 28-7 victory. Considering the Knights have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sam Whelan had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 310 yards and three TDs while completing 72% of his passes, and also rushing for 57 yards on only six carries. Soquel's leading receiver Hudson Summerrill was Whelan's top target yet again, picking up 95 receiving yards and one score.
Meanwhile, North Salinas was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Thursday as they fell 13-7 to Monterey. The matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Soquel's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for North Salinas, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Soquel against North Salinas when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as the team secured a 35-6 victory. In that contest, the Knights amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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