Peninsula hasn't had much luck against Redondo Union recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Sea Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Peninsula has given up an average of 33.4 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Peninsula came up short against North and fell 34-21. 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 568th, while the Saxons are ranked 269th).
The losing side was boosted by Kamran Dowlatshai, who rushed for 71 yards and a pair of TDs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Redondo Union). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Santa Monica 47-7. With the Sea Hawks ahead 41-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Redondo Union's win came from a few key players Peninsula will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jerrell Railey, who rushed for 83 yards and one score on only 11 carries. Cole Leinart was another key player, throwing for 84 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Redondo Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 84.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 210.7.
Redondo Union has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.8 points over those games. As for Peninsula, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Peninsula couldn't quite get it done against Redondo Union when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 28-20. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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