With a playoff game on the line, Redding Christian rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Etna Lions, posting a 29-0 win. This was payback for Redding Christian, who suffered a 27-14 loss the last time these two teams met.
Redding Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Darren Goodman led the charge by picking up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns. An impressive showing, but Goodman really ramped things up playing D: he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made three total tackles (3.0 for loss). Redding Christian also got a significant boost from Levi Putnam, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 96 yards.
Redding Christian wouldn't let Etna keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Redding Christian can thank Caden Russo and Goodman for forcing both of them. Russo also made four total tackles, which is notable because Redding Christian is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 3-5 otherwise. Redding Christian got some further help from Lincoln Burlew: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Redding Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their rushing production: they averaged an imposing 140.2 rushing yards in those games compared to only 140.2 in the others. As for Etna, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3.
Redding Christian will take on Maxwell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Redding Christian sitting on three straight victories and Maxwell on five. Etna does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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