Peninsula is 2-8 against Redondo Union since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Peninsula Panthers will host the Redondo Union Sea Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Peninsula's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against North on Friday. They were outmatched by the Saxons on the road and fell 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Saxons are ranked 60th).
Meanwhile, Redondo Union didn't have too much trouble with Santa Monica on the road on Friday as they won 28-14.
Cole Leinart and Ethan Maleman were among the main playmakers for Redondo Union as the former rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries and the latter rushed for 173 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Those 173 rushing yards gave Maleman a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Redondo Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
This is the second loss in a row for Peninsula and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Redondo Union, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Peninsula came up short against Redondo Union when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 7-0. Will Peninsula have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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