The Enterprise Hornets will take on the Redwood Giants at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Enterprise was beaten by Lassen 62-34. The loss was the Hornets' first of the season.
Enterprise might have lost, but man, Jj Johnson was a machine: he 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.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Redwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They strolled past Maria Carrillo with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 32-16.
Redwood had a senior duo take command as Sean Cunneen rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry and Kody Vasquez threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Cunneen a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Redwood's defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Erik Johnson with three.
Having lost for the first time this season, Enterprise fell to 2-1. As for Redwood, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Enterprise couldn't quite finish off Redwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 24-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vasquez, who threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Enterprise knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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