Football Recap: Shadow Ridge Mustangs vs. Sierra Vista Mountain Lions
Shadow Ridge waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions 42-0. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Shadow Ridge had a senior duo take command as Gage Crnkovic rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown and Tyrell Craven rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns. Those 101 rushing yards gave Crnkovic a new career-high. Malahkai Berry got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Shadow Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sierra Vista only rushed for 81.
Shadow Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Ula Cox led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Shadow Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Sierra Vista, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Shadow Ridge beat Sierra Vista by a score of 42-20 on Friday.
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