The Banning Pilots will head out on the road to take on the Redondo Union Sea Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Banning will bounce into Friday's game after beating Palos Verdes, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Banning walked away with a 14-7 victory over Palos Verdes on Friday. The 14-point effort marked the Pilots' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Steven Perez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, 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 matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Banning's defense and their four sacks. Kody Galloway was especially locked on to Palos Verdes' QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Redondo Union over Orange in every quarter on their way to victory 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 win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Redondo Union, the victory 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 contest: 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? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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