Football Preview: Vallejo Redhawks vs. Saint Mary's Panthers
Two dominant backs in Sedrick Vaughn and Wyatt Swanson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Vallejo Redhawks will head out on the road to take on the Saint Mary's Panthers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Vallejo will be strutting in after a win while Saint Mary's will be coming in after a defeat.
Vallejo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past De Anza, posting a 44-14 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
David Buddha Bernstine Iii was a one-man wrecking crew for Vallejo as he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. The dominant performance gave Buddha Bernstine Iii a new career-high in rushing yards. Vaughn was another key player, gaining 114 total yards and two touchdowns.
Vallejo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 84.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 165.6.
Meanwhile, a victory for Saint Mary's just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Salesian College Preparatory, falling 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 689th, while the Pride are ranked 210th).
Saint Mary's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Vallejo, they now also have a winning record of 5-4.
Vallejo beat Saint Mary's 24-13 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vallejo since the squad 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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