On Wednesday, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon faced Boulder City in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate took a 41-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Boulder City Eagles. The Pirate's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
| 01/11/24 @ Western | 6 |
| 01/15/25 vs Boulder City | 5 |
| 01/05/24 @ Valley | 5 |
| 01/10/25 vs Western | 4 |
| 01/08/24 @ Sports Leadership & Management | 4 |
Despite the defeat, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tehani Shigematsu threw for 280 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 48 yards. That's the most passing touchdowns Shigematsu has posted since back in January of 2024. 80 of Shigematsu's passing yards were hauled in by Manahere Peters, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Sancha Jenas-Keogh was her usual excellent self, rushing for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 40 receiving yards for Boulder City. Jenas-Keogh's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain her lofty yards per carry total. Noelle Payne also helped out as she racked up 100 rushing yards.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4. As for Boulder City, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon has already played their next game (against Doral Academy Red Rock), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Boulder City will welcome Sports Leadership & Management at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Boulder City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.2 points per game this season.
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