The Etna Lions will take on the Redding Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Etna is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Etna is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-6 win over Mt. Shasta. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Lions with their most commanding win of the season.
Noah Hubbard was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes, and also rushed for 34 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Etna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Another reason for the win was Etna's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Oliver Griggs was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself.
Meanwhile, Redding Christian earned a 30-22 victory over Fall River on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
A big part of Redding Christian's win came down to the chemistry between Wyatt Shaw and his top target Darren Goodman. Shaw threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns while Goodman picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Redding Christian is 2-1 when Goodman posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Etna's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Redding Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Etna strolled past Redding Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Will Etna repeat their success, or does Redding Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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