Shadow Ridge is 0-5 against Faith Lutheran since October of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Faith Lutheran Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Shadow Ridge sitting on five straight victories and Faith Lutheran on ten.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Legacy with a 35-30 win.
Hector Velazquez was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown. Those 123 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Hawkin Ledingham, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Shadow Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Faith Lutheran faced Green Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Faith Lutheran blew past Green Valley 31-0. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won six games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Faith Lutheran's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB nine times. Green Valley's QB won't forget Cole Keith anytime soon given he sacked him four times. Keith has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last 21 times he's played. Another thorn in Green Valley's side was Ricky Manning, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Faith Lutheran pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.5 points per game. As for Shadow Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Shadow Ridge, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-20 loss to Faith Lutheran in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Faith Lutheran's Cale Breslin, who rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Now that Shadow Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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