Two dominant backs in Nathen Lopez and Logan Barbour are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Redlands East Valley Wildcats will welcome the Yucaipa Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Redlands East Valley had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Cajon put an end to it on Thursday. Redlands East Valley had to suffer through a 47-0 loss at the hands of Cajon. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Cowboys: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, a victory for Yucaipa just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Beaumont, falling 44-7. The matchup marked the Thunderbirds' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Redlands East Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Yucaipa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season.
Redlands East Valley was taken down by Yucaipa 48-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Yucaipa's Deace Turner, who threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. Now that Redlands East Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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