Two dominant backs in Cole Castillo and Jojo Diaz are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The El Segundo Eagles will head out to face off against the Shadow Hills Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
El Segundo is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering West just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost to the Warriors on the road by a 38-21 margin. While the Eagles had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Warriors 14-7.
Meanwhile, Shadow Hills was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 41-37 to Xavier Prep.
Despite the loss, Shadow Hills had strong showings from Diaz, who rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns, and Pedro Trujillo, who threw for 276 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Diaz a new career-high in rushing yards. Shadow Hills also got help from Brandon Peffers, who showed off his sure hands for 138 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Shadow Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Shadow Hills wouldn't let Xavier Prep keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shadow Hills can thank Shaheem Sama and Damian Walls for forcing both of them. Shadow Hills got some further help from Jordan Ramirez-Gomez: he made 16 total tackles and snagged an interception.
Shadow Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for El Segundo, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
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