Football Recap: Yucaipa Falls to Santiago in First Game of Season + How To Watch

Yucaipa unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 31-14 to the Santiago Sharks. The Thunderbirds were down 28-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Although Yucaipa took the loss, they still got scores from Joseph Juarez and Travis Streeter.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere three yards per carry. The team can thank Issac Chota for the heroic effort on defense: he. Yucaipa's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.3.

A big part of Santiago's victory came down to the chemistry between Clayton Plewe and his top target Ryan Wilson. Plewe threw for 275 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 75% of his passes while Wilson picked up 106 receiving yards and two scores. Those 106 receiving yards gave Wilson a new career-high.

Yucaipa didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 37-14 loss against Silverado on the 29th. As for Santiago, they have also already played their next contest, a 52-50 win against Hillcrest on the 28th.