Yucaipa won the last time they faced Silverado, and things went their way on Friday too. The Yucaipa Thunderbirds enjoyed a cozy 55-37 victory over the Silverado Hawks. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Hawks are ranked 473rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Yucaipa to victory were Logan Barbour and Deace Turner. Barbour rushed for 133 yards and four touchdowns, while Turner rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Mchargue, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Yucaipa wouldn't let Silverado keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Yucaipa can thank Dean Kirkland and Drake Roberts for forcing both of them. Kirkland also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Yucaipa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Silverado only rushed for 182.
Despite the loss, Silverado still got an impressive performance from Jace Weiss, who rushed for 50 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (105 yards to be exact) went to Jarmarri Tharpe, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for Yucaipa and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Silverado, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Yucaipa will welcome Shadow Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Silverado, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Patriot at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
