Palo Verde hasn't had much luck against Shadow Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Palo Verde Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Palo Verde is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 59 points on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Centennial on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Bulldogs and fell 68-16. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-8.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge faced Bishop Gorman in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Shadow Ridge was dealt a 65-35 defeat at the hands of Bishop Gorman.
Shadow Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Palo Verde, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Palo Verde didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Shadow Ridge in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 45-40 victory. Will Palo Verde repeat their success, or does Shadow Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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