Football Recap: Redlands Terriers vs. Yucaipa Thunderbirds
Redlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a hard 38-20 fall against the Yucaipa Thunderbirds. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Terriers of the 34-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Redlands lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Julien Scarbrough, who picked up 260 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Scarbrough has become a key player for Redlands: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Fraire, who threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes.
Even if they lost, Redlands' defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Alvaro Mota with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Redlands got some further help from Matt Steinmann: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Deace Turner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Yucaipa, rushing for 185 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also throwing for 56 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Turner a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Logan Barbour, who rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
Redlands now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Yucaipa, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Redlands has already played their next contest, a 51-17 loss against Beaumont on the 31st. As for Yucaipa, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 49-10 defeat against Cajon on the 1st.
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