Football Preview: Redding Christian Lions vs. Fall River Bulldogs
The Redding Christian Lions will take on the Fall River Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Redding Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season.
Redding Christian took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Trinity as Redding Christian made off with a 40-18 victory.
Redding Christian found their leader in underclassman Wyatt Shaw, who threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns while completing 94.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Shaw's posted a season-high passer rating of 172.5. Brodie Ogden was Shaw's top target, picking up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Fall River was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 29-28 to Etna. While the Bulldogs had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Lions 14-0.
Redding Christian's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Fall River, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Redding Christian beat Fall River 21-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Fall River's Carter Kroschel, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Redding Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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