The Ridgeview Wolf Pack will head out to square off against the Tulare Union The Tribe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ridgeview, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Tulare Union's (thus far) undefeated season.
Ridgeview is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They and Grace were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Ridgeview suffered a 22-21 defeat.
Ridgeview might have lost, but man, Jon Gutierrez was a machine: he rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Gutierrez's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Mendoza, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ridgeview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Ridgeview's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jacob Longoria and Maximus Mercado.
Meanwhile, everything went Tulare Union's way against Redwood last Friday as Tulare Union made off with a 35-10 win. Given the The Tribe's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Rangers are ranked 376th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tulare Union relied on the efforts of Jordan Crisp, who threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and Rashawn Hayes, who rushed for 136 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Hayes a new career-high in rushing yards.
Ridgeview's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Tulare Union, their record now sits at 3-0.
Ridgeview strolled past Tulare Union when the teams last played back in November of 2019 by a score of 40-21. Does Ridgeview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tulare Union turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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