Turner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds at home and fell 69-30. The Golden Bears lost against the Thunderbirds in their previous head to head back in October of 2021, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 60-0 score last time.
Despite the loss, Turner had strong showings from Erickson George, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Josue Castillo, who rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Castillo a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Turner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 414 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Aiden Scott was his usual excellent self, throwing for 387 yards and six touchdowns while completing 82.1% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground for Shawnee Heights. Shawnee Heights is 2-1 when Scott posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise. A healthy portion of Scott's aerial production (121 yards to be exact) went to Tyren Parker, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Turner's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Shawnee Heights, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Turner will take on Saint Thomas Aquinas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saint Thomas Aquinas is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Turner will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Shawnee Heights, they will square off against Spring Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spring Hill will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Shawnee Heights surely won't give up without a fight.
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