Football Preview: Redondo Union Sea Hawks vs. Banning Pilots
The Redondo Union Sea Hawks will challenge the Banning Pilots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Redondo Union's defense has only allowed 6.2 points per game this season, so Banning's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Redondo Union is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Orange: they outscored them in every quarter. Redondo Union blew past Orange 24-3 on Friday. Considering the Sea Hawks have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Banning, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Palos Verdes by a score of 14-7 on Friday. The 14-point effort marked the Pilots' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Steven Perez, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Another player making a difference was Jordan Villanueva, who rushed for 115 yards on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Banning was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Banning's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Kody Galloway was the leader with two sacks.
The victory made it two in a row for Redondo Union and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Banning, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
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