Football Preview: Maria Carrillo Pumas vs. Redwood Giants
The Maria Carrillo Pumas will venture away from home to take on the Redwood Giants at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Redwood took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Maria Carrillo, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Maria Carrillo got the win against Freedom by a conclusive 35-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pumas.
Meanwhile, Redwood ended up a good deal behind Rancho Cotate on Friday and lost 24-6. While losing is never fun, the Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 442nd, while the Cougars are ranked 205th).
Redwood might have lost, but man, Sean Cunneen was a machine: he picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 70 yards.
Maria Carrillo's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Redwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Maria Carrillo was dealt a bruising 51-16 loss at the hands of Redwood when the teams last played back in August of 2019. Thankfully for Maria Carrillo, Luke Mckernan (who rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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