Football Preview: Redlands East Valley Wildcats vs. Alta Loma Braves
The Redlands East Valley Wildcats will head out to challenge the Alta Loma Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Redlands East Valley can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They took a 55-38 bruising from Vista del Lago. The loss leaves the Wildcats without a win on the season.
Despite the defeat, Redlands East Valley got top-tier performance from Nathen Lopez, who rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown. Isaac Vitela was another key player, throwing for 240 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Alta Loma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 15-8 to Peninsula. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 611th, while the Panthers are ranked 278th).
Redlands East Valley took their victory against Alta Loma when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 35-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Redlands East Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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