After flying high against Mountain Ridge last Friday, Shadow Ridge came back down to earth. The Stallions were outmatched by the Saguaro Sabercats and fell 56-28. The Stallions were not able to make up for their defeat to the Sabercats from their previous meeting back in September of 2023.
Michael Cruz
| 11/07/25 @ Saguaro | 88 |
| 10/31/25 vs Mountain Ridge | 84 |
| 09/12/25 vs Westwood | 82 |
| 10/16/25 vs Williams Field | 78 |
| 09/05/25 @ Clark | 38 |
| + 4 more games |
Despite the loss, Shadow Ridge still got an impressive performance from Michael Cruz, who picked up 88 receiving yards and one TD, and also rushed for 55 yards and one touchdown. Cruz has become a key player for the Stallions: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 2-5 otherwise. Bryan Stowell also deserves some recognition as he passed for his first passing touchdowns of the season.
Ashton Pannell was a one-man wrecking crew For Saguaro. as he threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 65 yards and one score on only five carries. Those four passing touchdowns gave Pannell a new career-high. Ty Strozier helped out on the ground, rushing for 109 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Shadow Ridge has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Saguaro, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-7.
As of now, neither Shadow Ridge nor the Sabercats have any future games scheduled.
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