Football Preview: Shadow Hills Knights vs. Palm Springs Indians
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The Shadow Hills Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Palm Springs Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shadow Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.3 points per game this season.
Shadow Hills will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Rancho Mirage, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Knights secured an 18-14 W over the Rattlers on Friday. Those 18 points were actually the fewest the Knights have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
A big part of Shadow Hills' victory came down to the chemistry between Shaheem Sama and his top target Brandon Peffers. Sama picked up 72 receiving yards and one touchdown while Peffers picked up 93 receiving yards and one score. Jesse Rodriguez also helped out by tossing the rock for 297 yards.
Shadow Hills didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Rancho Mirage to a completion percentage of just 20%. The Knights weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 61.4%.
Francisco Franco
| 10/03/25 @ Rancho Mirage | 8 |
| 09/19/25 @ Patriot | 15 |
| 09/12/25 vs Desert Hot Springs | 8 |
| 09/05/25 vs Yucaipa | 13 |
| 08/29/25 @ Palo Verde Valley | 5 |
| 08/22/25 vs Indio | 8 |
Shadow Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zay Woodson and Francisco Franco. Franco is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Rancho Mirage's side was David Caris, who made 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Palm Springs strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They strolled past La Quinta with points to spare, taking the game 32-13.
Shadow Hills' record is now 4-2. As for Palm Springs, their record now sits at 6-0.
Shadow Hills beat Palm Springs 45-35 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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