Football Recap: Porterville Comes Up Short

After flying high against Exeter last Friday, Porterville came back down to earth. The Panthers fell just short of the Redwood Rangers by a score of 42-40 on Friday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Rangers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Aeris Acoba

Receiving Yards

10/03/25 vs Redwood	81
09/18/25 vs Highland	22
08/22/25 @ Wasco	17
09/05/25 @ Selma	11
09/26/25 @ Exeter	10

Loss or not, Porterville got some senior leadership from Mark Salinas and Ethan Enriquez. Salinas gained 168 total yards and two touchdowns, while Enriquez threw for 258 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.5% of his passes. Enriquez is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last four games he's played. A healthy portion of Enriquez's aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Aeris Acoba, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

Jimmie Burk continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Redwood, rushing for 190 yards and three scores on only ten carries. Jairus Brooks was another key player, picking up 115 receiving yards and one TD.

Porterville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Redwood, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-2.

Coming up, Porterville will square off against Golden West at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Redwood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Monache at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Rangers will need to watch out since the Marauders have now posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.