Redwood is 7-2 against Tamalpais since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Redwood Giants will host the Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Redwood's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Casa Grande on Saturday. They were beaten by the Gauchos 34-0. That makes it the first time this season the Giants have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Tamalpais came up short against American Canyon on Friday and fell 38-25. While losing is never fun, the Red Tailed Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 397th, while the Wolves are ranked 184th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Reed Edwards, who threw for 345 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt. Timo Ural was Edwards' top target, picking up 219 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Tamalpais' defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. John Welborn was especially locked on to American Canyon's QB and sacked him three times. Welborn also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Tamalpais got some further help from Wyatt Leach: he made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Redwood's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Tamalpais, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Things could have been worse for Redwood, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-17 loss to Tamalpais in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Redwood, Braden Young (who threw for 301 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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