If Shadow Hills was riding high off their 28-0 takedown of Palo Verde Valley last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Shadow Hills Knights came up short against the Yucaipa Thunderbirds on Friday, falling 41-17. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 446th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 181st).
Although Shadow Hills took the loss, they still got scores from Jojo Diaz and Brandon Peffers.
Deace Turner had a dynamite game for Yucaipa, rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 280 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Logan Barbour, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Shadow Hills fell to 2-1. As for Yucaipa, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Shadow Hills will take on Desert Hot Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Hot Springs will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Shadow Hills surely won't give up without a fight. As for Yucaipa, they will challenge Palm Desert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Yucaipa knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Palm Desert likes a good challenge.
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