Football Preview: Redwood Giants vs. Enterprise Hornets
The Redwood Giants are taking a road trip to face off against the Enterprise Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 928 yards in their previous games.
Redwood will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Maria Carrillo on Saturday. Redwood strolled past Maria Carrillo with points to spare, taking the game 32-16.
Redwood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sean Cunneen, who rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and Kody Vasquez, who threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Vasquez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Redwood's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Leading the way was Erik Johnson with three sacks.
Meanwhile, Enterprise had to suffer through a 62-34 loss at the hands of Lassen. The loss was the Hornets' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Enterprise got top-tier performance from Jj Johnson, who threw for 307 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Dominick Hernandez was Johnson's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Redwood now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Enterprise, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Redwood skirted past Enterprise 24-21 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Johnson, who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Redwood still be able to contain Johnson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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