Football Recap: Redondo Union Sea Hawks vs. Santa Monica Vikings
Redondo Union won the last time they faced Santa Monica, and things went their way on Friday too. The Redondo Union Sea Hawks enjoyed a cozy 28-14 win over the Santa Monica Vikings. Given the Sea Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Vikings are ranked 281st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Redondo Union was led to victory by Cole Leinart and Ethan Maleman. Leinart rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while Maleman rushed for 173 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Maleman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Redondo Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Redondo Union wouldn't let Santa Monica keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Redondo Union can thank Milo Youker and Michael Ricardo for forcing both of them.
Although Santa Monica took the loss, they still got scores from Wyatt Brown and Jackson Nelson.
Redondo Union pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Santa Monica, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Redondo Union didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 28-20 win against Peninsula on the 25th. As for Santa Monica, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 24-14 defeat against Torrance on the 25th.
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