After losing to Salinas the last time they met, Soquel decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Soquel Knights blew past the Salinas Cowboys 34-14 on Friday. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Soquel to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyreis Lundy, who rushed for 213 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Lundy a new career-high in rushing yards. Sam Whelan was another key signal caller, throwing for 139 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Soquel didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jake Escalante and Adrian Lopez-Kais.
The victory was the seventh in a row for Soquel, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. As for Salinas, they moved to 7-2 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Soquel will host Aptos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Soquel knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Aptos likes a good challenge. As for Salinas, they will venture away from home to face off against Hollister at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Salinas is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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