Football Preview: Citrus Valley Blackhawks vs. Redlands East Valley Wildcats
Citrus Valley and Redlands East Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Citrus Valley Blackhawks will be playing at home against the Redlands East Valley Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Citrus Valley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Cajon on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Citrus Valley was beaten by Cajon 44-13. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Cowboys are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, Redlands East Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Beaumont on the road and fell 56-8. Having soared to a lofty 45 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Redlands East Valley wouldn't let Beaumont keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Redlands East Valley can thank Dannan Cauley and Evan Espinoza for forcing both of them. Espinoza is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made nine or more in the last three games he's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Citrus Valley and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Redlands East Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Citrus Valley against Redlands East Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-6 win. In that match, Citrus Valley amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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