Valley Huskers suffer humbling defeat vs. the Okanagan Sun Saturday night in Chilliwack

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CHILLIWACK — The Valley Huskers were no match for the surging, undefeated Okanagan Sun Saturday night as they suffered a humbling 26-0 shutout defeat at Exhibition Stadium in Chilliwack.

The Huskers came into the game riding high from their season debut a week prior in which they clobbered the Kamloops Broncos 51-7 behind 332 passing yards from QB Tyran Duval and 127 rushing yards and a pair of scores from running back Jawad Harb.

But they ran into a buzzsaw against the Sun, who limited the Huskers to 292 total yards and only 120 passing yards from Duval on 10 completions.

Sun quarterback Liam Kroeger threw a touchdown and ran one in to propel Okanagan to a 19-0 halftime lead. Kroeger had 15 completions for 187 yards, while running back Elelyon Noa produced 141 yards on the ground from 16 carries.

The Huskers didn’t do themselves any favours with a couple costly 15-yard penalties in the first half, as well as a fumble on offence that led to a second-quarter score by the Sun.

Reflecting on the loss post-game, Valley Huskers head coach Bob Reist said, “That was a very disappointing game for us. Credit the Sun for a well executed game plan. We lacked execution but most importantly we lacked the will to win. We’re a better team than we showed Saturday night. We’ll get right back to work this week and find out exactly what we’re made of.”

The Huskers (1-1) will travel up north this weekend as they play the Prince George Kodiaks (1-2).