The Banning Pilots will head out on the road to square off against the Redondo Union Sea Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Banning will bounce into Friday's match after beating Palos Verdes, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Banning came out on top against Palos Verdes by a score of 14-7 on Friday. The 14-point effort marked the Pilots' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Steven Perez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Jordan Villanueva also helped out as he racked up 115 rushing yards.
Banning was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Banning's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Kody Galloway was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Redondo Union's strategy against Orange on Friday. Redondo Union blew past Orange 24-3. Given the Sea Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Panthers are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Redondo Union came from Bo Ausmus, Cadence Turner, and Turner.
Banning's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Redondo Union, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Banning has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 420.6 total yards per game. It's a different story for Redondo Union, though, as they've been averaging only 243.2. Will Banning be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Redondo Union flip the script? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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