Football Preview: Turner Golden Bears vs. Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds
Turner is 0-3 against Shawnee Heights since September of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Turner Golden Bears will look to defend their home field against the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Turner is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against Piper, falling 51-16. The Golden Bears were down 45-8 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Although Turner took the loss, they still got scores from Josue Castillo and Michael Estes.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 31-21 to Lansing.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Aiden Scott, who threw for 414 yards and three touchdowns. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 357 passing yards dating back to last season. Tyren Parker was Scott's top target, picking up 172 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Turner's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Shawnee Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Turner has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 174.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Shawnee Heights has preferred to attack from the air: they average 363.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Turner was dealt a bruising 60-0 loss at the hands of Shawnee Heights in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Turner, Ayden Mcdaniel (who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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