Football Preview: Shadow Ridge Mustangs vs. Sierra Vista Mountain Lions
After three games on the road, Shadow Ridge is heading back home. They will challenge the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shadow Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.1 points per game this season.
Shadow Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Silverado 56-24 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Tyrell Craven, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Malahkai Berry, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shadow Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Sierra Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Palo Verde, falling 22-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Mountain Lions haven't been shut out since back in August.
Shadow Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Sierra Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Shadow Ridge has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 348.1 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Sierra Vista, though, as they've been averaging only 94.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Shadow Ridge against Sierra Vista in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, as the squad secured a 53-7 victory. In that match, Shadow Ridge amassed a halftime lead of 39-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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