Yucaipa extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 2-6. They took a blow against the Beaumont Cougars, falling 57-10. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Cougars are ranked 41st).
Max McCarty threw for 122 yards on three of 15 attempts. Ethan Ortiz was his top target, picking up 80 receiving yards. On the ground, Devin Ortiz rushed for 69 yards and one score.
As for Beaumont, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.8 points on average over those games.
Beaumont got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jeremiah Duhu out in front who threw for 102 yards and three TDs. Braedon Miller also helped out with an impressive 106 receiving yards.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Yucaipa is set to face off against their familiar foe Redlands East Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Deace Turner and Vitela Isaac. Meanwhile, Beaumont will challenge rival Citrus Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 907 yards in their previous games.
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