After losing to The Sunnyside Blue Devils the last time they met, the Buena Colts decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Buena slipped by Sunnyside 15-14 on Friday.
The critical scores for Buena came from Jayden Thomas and Michael Lujan.
When it comes to explaining why Sunnyside lost, one person who can't be blamed is Samario Garcia. Despite the final result, he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown.
Buena's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Sunnyside, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
Buena will take on Casa Grande at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Arizona (Casa Grande is ranked 58th, while Buena is ranked 72nd). As for Sunnyside, they will head out on the road to face off against Desert View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert View is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
