The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sierra Vista is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Sierra Vista's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Palo Verde two weeks ago. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 22-0. That's two games in a row now that the Mountain Lions have lost by exactly 22 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shadow Ridge). They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-24 win over Silverado. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Tyrell Craven continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Malahkai Berry was another key back, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shadow Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Sierra Vista's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Shadow Ridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Sierra Vista took a serious blow against Shadow Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, falling 53-7. Thankfully for Sierra Vista, Coen Coloma (who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 132 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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