There's no place like home for Xavier Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They managed a 41-37 win over the Shadow Hills Knights on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Saints considering their seven-point performance the match before.
A big part of Xavier Prep's victory came down to the chemistry between Kingston Pellum and his top target Tyler Daft. Pellum threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes while Daft picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Daft really ramped things up playing D: he forced a fumble and made four total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Despite the loss, Shadow Hills had strong showings from Jojo 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. Brandon Peffers also helped out with an impressive 138 receiving yards.
Xavier Prep's record is now 4-5-1. As for Shadow Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Xavier Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shadow Hills, they will challenge El Segundo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Diaz and Cole Castillo.
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