Shadow Hills has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Palm Desert Aztecs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shadow Hills will be strutting in after a win while Palm Desert will be coming in after a loss.
Shadow Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 45-35 victory over Palm Springs on Thursday.
Pedro Trujillo went supernova for Shadow Hills, throwing for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Trujillo a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jojo Diaz, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
Shadow Hills wouldn't let Palm Springs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shadow Hills can thank Francisco Franco and Noah Fajardo for forcing both of them. Franco is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Palm Desert came up short against Rancho Mirage on Friday and fell 17-10.
Shadow Hills has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Palm Desert, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Shadow Hills was able to grind out a solid win over Palm Desert in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 34-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shadow Hills since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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