Football Preview: Redwood Rangers vs. Mt. Whitney Pioneers
The Redwood Rangers will head out to challenge the Mt. Whitney Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Whitney took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Redwood, who comes in off a win.
Redwood will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against El Diamante on Friday. Redwood claimed a resounding 42-14 victory over El Diamante. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Miners are ranked 566th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jimmie Burk continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 202 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry.
Redwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Whitney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 28-19 to Porterville.
Redwood is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-6 record this season. As for Mt. Whitney, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Redwood came up short against Mt. Whitney when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 20-14. Can Redwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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