Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Redding Christian). They enjoyed a cozy 44-30 victory over the Weed Cougars on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Redding Christian found their leader in sophomore Levi Putnam, who rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Those 235 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Putnam. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Shaw, who threw for 256 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.5% of his passes.
Redding Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 75.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 139.8.
Redding Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out Marcus Horton. seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Darren Goodman and Buck Kolb, who racked up five sacks between them.
Loss or not, Weed got some senior leadership from Horton and Maddox Mize. Horton rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns, while Mize rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Mize got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 86 yards.
Redding Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points per game. As for Weed, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
Redding Christian didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 29-0 win against Etna on the 15th. Weed has also already played their next match, a 16-14 victory against Biggs on the 15th.
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