Football Recap: Yucaipa Thunderbirds vs. Palm Springs Indians
If Yucaipa was feeling good fresh off their 41-17 takedown of Shadow Hills two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Yucaipa Thunderbirds lost to the Palm Springs Indians on the road by a 32-14 margin on Friday. The Thunderbirds' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Yucaipa's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Logan Barbour, who rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and Eric Moreno, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance gave Barbour a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Yucaipa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Having lost for the first time this season, Yucaipa fell to 3-1. As for Palm Springs, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Yucaipa will take on Palm Desert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Palm Springs, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against La Quinta at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. La Quinta's defense has only allowed 5.5 points per game this season, so Palm Springs' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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