Football Recap: Logan Barbour Leads Yucaipa to Victory over Palm Desert

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 3:51pm

Football Recap: Yucaipa Thunderbirds vs. Palm Desert Aztecs

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There's no place like home for Yucaipa, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 20-13 victory over the Palm Desert Aztecs on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for the Thunderbirds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Logan Barbour continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 153 yards and three touchdowns. Yucaipa also got a significant boost from Deace Turner, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 114 yards.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Yucaipa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.

Yucaipa's record is now 4-1. As for Palm Desert, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Yucaipa has already played their next game, a 38-26 loss against Citrus Valley on the 4th. As for Palm Desert, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 24-0 win against Xavier Prep on the 4th.

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