Football Preview: Golden West Trailblazers vs. Redwood Rangers
Golden West is 1-8 against Redwood since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Golden West Trailblazers will venture away from home to take on the Redwood Rangers at 7:30 p.m. Golden West will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Golden West strolled past Porterville with points to spare, taking the game 28-14.
Case Anders continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 84 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 78 receiving yards.
Golden West's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Alexander Carmona was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sackshimself.
Meanwhile, Redwood's and Monache's contest on Friday was close at halftime, but Redwood turned on the heat in the second half with 21 points. Redwood was the clear victor by a 28-6 margin over Monache. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rangers.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jimmie Burk and D.J. Shimer. Burk had a great game and rushed for 132 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Shimer did his best for the losing side, rushing for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Redwood wouldn't let Monache keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Redwood can thank Troy Harris and Damian Avila for forcing both of them. Harris is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Golden West pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Redwood, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5.
Golden West was dealt a bruising 35-7 loss at the hands of Redwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Golden West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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