Two dominant wideouts in Donta Hart and Andre Calderon are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sunnyside Wildcats will head out to challenge the Bakersfield Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Sunnyside sitting on 12 straight victories and Bakersfield Christian on six.
Sunnyside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 43-8 win over Tulare Western. Considering the Wildcats have won ten matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Bakersfield Christian gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 21-9 victory over St. Joseph. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Knights are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bakersfield Christian can attribute much of their success to Talen Mather, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
Sunnyside's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.2 points. As for Bakersfield Christian, their record is now 9-2.
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