Palo Verde has gone 6-1 against Shadow Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Palo Verde Panthers will take on the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Palo Verde is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Palo Verde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Basic, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Palo Verde was ranked 25th). Palo Verde secured a 15-10 W over Basic on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge entered their game against Faith Lutheran on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Shadow Ridge took a 35-20 bruising from Faith Lutheran. The Mustangs have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Shadow Ridge might have lost, but man, Tyrell Craven was a machine: he rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Palo Verde's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Shadow Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Palo Verde was dealt a bruising 42-6 defeat at the hands of Shadow Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Thankfully for Palo Verde, Coen Coloma (who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 89 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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