Football Preview: Redding Christian Lions vs. Etna Lions
The Redding Christian Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Etna Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Redding Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Redding Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Fall River, taking the game 30-22. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
A big part of Redding Christian's win came down to the chemistry between Wyatt Shaw and his top target Darren Goodman. Shaw threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns while Goodman picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Goodman was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 65 yards.
Redding Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Brodie Ogden and Goodman, who racked up four sacks between them. Goodman also posted 142 receiving yards, which is notable because Redding Christian is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-3 otherwise. Lincoln Burlew was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Etna had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 49-6 victory over the Bears. The Lions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Among those leading the charge was Noah Hubbard, who threw for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes, and also rushed for 34 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Etna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Redding Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Etna, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Things could have been worse for Redding Christian, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Etna when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hubbard, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Now that Redding Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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