The Weed Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Redding Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Weed is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Fall River on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Weed was 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.
Meanwhile, Redding Christian hadn't done well against Portola recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Redding Christian snuck past Portola with a 32-28 win.
Wyatt Shaw had a dynamite game for Redding Christian, throwing for 365 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. The team also got some help courtesy of Darren Goodman, who picked 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 is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last five games he's played.
Redding Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.0 points per game. As for Weed, their loss dropped their record down to 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Weed against Redding Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 58-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weed since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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