Shadow Ridge hadn't done well against Valley Vista recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Shadow Ridge Stallions blew past the Valley Vista Monsoon 48-20. With the Stallions ahead 29-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Shadow Ridge was led to victory by Michael Cruz and Max Cauley. Cruz rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while Cauley rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns. Cauley has become a key player for Shadow Ridge: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-7 otherwise.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Shadow Ridge's defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Matthew Born with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Another thorn in Valley Vista's side was Xander Rennie, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Shadow Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Despite the loss, Valley Vista still got an impressive performance from Damir Ilicic, who threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns. 90 of those passing yards were hauled in by Alexx Williams, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Shadow Ridge and bumps their season record up to 2-8. As for Valley Vista, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
As of now, neither Shadow Ridge nor Valley Vista have any future games scheduled.
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