Football Preview: Porterville Panthers vs. Redwood Rangers
The Porterville Panthers will square off against the Redwood Rangers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Porterville has five straight victories, Redwood has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Porterville beat Exeter 10-6. The ten-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Redwood was a bit more limited in their match last Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-12 loss at the hands of Hanford. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Bullpups are ranked 81st).
Porterville's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Redwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Porterville suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Redwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Redwood's Jimmie Burk, who rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Now that Porterville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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