There's no place like home for Palm Desert, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 17-7 win over the Shadow Hills Knights on Thursday. This was payback for the Aztecs, who suffered a 34-21 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Palm Desert came from Jonah Toland and Nick Dangleis. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Orfield, who threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns.
Palm Desert didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Toland, Miles Burdette, and Jacob Cohn picked up one apiece. Palm Desert got some further help from Jackson Bishop: he picked up five sacks and made seven total tackles (7.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Shadow Hills lost, don't look at Jojo Diaz. Despite the final result, he rushed for 134 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Diaz a new career-high in rushing yards.
Palm Desert's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. As for Shadow Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Palm Desert will venture away from home to challenge Palm Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Shadow Hills, they will welcome La Quinta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Quinta's defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so Shadow Hills' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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