Football Recap: Shadow Ridge Mustangs vs. Green Valley Gators
On Thursday, Shadow Ridge faced Green Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs secured a 42-36 W over the Green Valley Gators. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 53-21 defeat the Gators walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2014.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tyrell Craven and he. Craven rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries while he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Joseph Darr was in the mix too, providing Shadow Ridge with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shadow Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Shadow Ridge's defensive line and their three sacks. In that department, Jamarion Whitson was the leader with two.
Despite the loss, Green Valley still got an impressive performance from Michael Lewis, who threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns. Cris Dalina was another key player, gaining 73 total yards and two touchdowns.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Green Valley, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Shadow Ridge will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Silverado at 6:00 p.m. Silverado is coming into the match with five straight defeats at home, meaning Shadow Ridge will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Green Valley, they will take on Faith Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Faith Lutheran's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
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