Football Preview: North Saxons vs. Redondo Union Sea Hawks
On Thursday North will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Redondo Union Sea Hawks at 7:00 p.m. North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, North was able to grind out a solid victory over Santa Monica, taking the game 21-14. Given the Saxons' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Vikings are ranked 290th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for North came from Will Pineda, Boogie Anetema, and Kingston Anetema.
North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Redondo Union waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Tartars, posting a 35-7 win on the road. The Sea Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Ethan Maleman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those 105 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Redondo Union didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bo Ausmus and Ezequiel Johnson.
North pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Redondo Union, their record is now 5-1.
North came up short against Redondo Union in their previous matchup back in August of 2015, falling 26-21. Can North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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