Football Preview: Rio Hondo Prep Kares vs. Brentwood School Eagles
Rio Hondo Prep has won 11 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Brentwood School has won 11 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Rio Hondo Prep Kares will host the Brentwood School Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Rio Hondo Prep took their game at home with ease, bagging a 54-19 win over Viewpoint. The Kares might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 24 points or more this season.
Noah Penunuri was his usual excellent self, rushing for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Braeden Yokoyama, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rio Hondo Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 435 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Brentwood School). They walked away with a 48-41 victory over Grace two weeks ago.
Ryder Brownstein continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 206 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Brentwood School's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Brentwood School's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out Ethan Lasecla. 5.5 times. Grace's QB won't forget Cade Brownstein anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Brentwood School got some further help from Jack Kripke: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Rio Hondo Prep's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Brentwood School, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Rio Hondo Prep suffered a grim 34-13 defeat to Brentwood School when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Rio Hondo Prep, Boone Lourd (who threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 46 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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