Football Recap: Yucaipa Starts Season with Defeat at Home + 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.

Santiago had a senior duo take command as Clayton Plewe threw for 275 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes and Ryan Wilson picked up 106 receiving yards and two scores.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Yucaipa will take on Silverado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Santiago, they will challenge Hillcrest at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.