Redding Christian has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will square off against the Weed Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Redding Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season.
Redding Christian will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Portola, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Redding Christian secured a 32-28 W over Portola on Friday.
Redding Christian found their leader in sophomore Wyatt Shaw, who threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. Those 365 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Shaw. Darren Goodman was another key player, picking up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Redding Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Micah Skinner and David Labarbera. Labarbera has been hot , having also posted at least one defended passe the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, a win for Weed just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 54-13 defeat at the hands of Fall River. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Redding Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Weed, they now also have a losing record at 4-5.
Redding Christian was taken down by Weed 58-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Redding Christian, Dj Horton (who rushed for 135 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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