The Yucaipa Thunderbirds held off the host Santiago Sharks football squad by a margin of 32-26 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Thunderbirds now sport a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host Silverado for a non-league test on Thursday, August 28. Yucaipa will meet a Hawks squad coming off a 7-0 non-league loss to Norte Vista (Riverside, CA). The Hawks record now stands at 0-1.

With the defeat, Santiago drops to 0-1 on the campaign. The Sharks travel to Hillcrest (Riverside, CA) to face the Trojans in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, August 27. The Trojans enter the challenge with a record of 1-0. Hillcrest won 14-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Corona (Corona, CA)