Two dominant backs in Theodore (Teddy) McGee and Nathen Lopez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Redlands Terriers will challenge the Redlands East Valley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Redlands has four straight wins, Redlands East Valley has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Redlands is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Poly on Saturday as Redlands made off with a 47-27 victory. Considering the Terriers have won three matches by more than 19 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
McGee was his usual excellent self, rushing for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. McGee is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 137 every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Anthony Fraire, who threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Redlands wouldn't let Poly keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Redlands can thank Xavier Beck and Isaiah Rangel for forcing both of them. Redlands got some further help from Caine Lopez: he made 14 total tackles and defended three passes.
Meanwhile, Redlands East Valley lost 65-42 to Sonora on Friday. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-22.
Redlands East Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Isaac Vitela, who threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84% of his passes, and Lopez, who gained 196 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Vitela a new career-high in rushing yards. 162 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ivan Corona, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Redlands pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Redlands East Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Redlands has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Redlands East Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 147.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Redlands came out on top in a nail-biter against Redlands East Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 35-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Redlands since the squad 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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