The Casa Grande Gauchos are taking a road trip to challenge the Redwood Giants at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Casa Grande is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Casa Grande's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Napa 49-0 at home. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 868th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Redwood strolled past Petaluma with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 31-14. That 17 point margin sets a new team best for the Giants this season.
It was another big night for Sean Cunneen, who rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Those 218 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Redwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Casa Grande now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Redwood, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Casa Grande was taken down by Redwood 56-14 in their previous meeting back in November of 2016. Thankfully for Casa Grande, Nick Calzaretta (who rushed for 356 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry) 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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