
Mustangs
01/16/25 @ Del Sol | 52 |
01/02/25 vs Faith Lutheran | 46 |
01/17/25 vs Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas | 41 |
01/02/25 vs Clark | 34 |
01/03/25 vs Centennial | 31 |
On Wednesday, Shadow Ridge faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs took their matchup with ease, bagging a 38-8 victory over the Centennial Bulldogs. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Shadow Ridge got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaylani Palmer out in front who picked up 60 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground. Ashlyn Mitchell made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Another reason for the win was Shadow Ridge's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Ruby Engert was the leader with two. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in sacks.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.9 points per game. As for Centennial, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Shadow Ridge will face off against Palo Verde at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Shadow Ridge comes in on five and Palo Verde on 12. Centennial has already played their next contest (against Liberty), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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