After each having a week off, the Sunny Hills Lancers and the Marina Vikings will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunny Hills has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with eight straight defeats, while Marina will come in with five straight wins.
Last Friday, Sunny Hills had to suffer through a 44-10 loss at the hands of San Dimas. The Lancers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 23-3.
Meanwhile, Marina's game last Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They enjoyed a cozy 21-7 victory over Esperanza.
Marina had a senior duo take command as Garrett Hunnicutt rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries and Shane Cassidy picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Marina's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Shayden Sorochman and Aidan Hunt. Sorochman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Marina got some further help from Troy Atkins: he picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made three total tackles.
Sunny Hills' loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Marina, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Sunny Hills took their victory against Marina when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 27-7. Will Sunny Hills repeat their success, or does Marina have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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