On Friday, Shadow Ridge faced Palo Verde in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs took an 18-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palo Verde Panthers. The contest marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Although Shadow Ridge took the loss, they still got scores from Savanna McDow and Jaylani Palmer.
Samantha Manzo had an outrageously good game for Palo Verde as she picked up 57 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards and one touchdown.
Mustangs
| 01/03/25 vs Palo Verde | 14-18 |
| 01/03/25 vs Centennial | 31-0 |
| 01/02/25 vs Faith Lutheran | 46-0 |
| 01/02/25 vs Clark | 34-0 |
| 12/20/24 @ Las Vegas | 32-6 |
Shadow Ridge moved to 11-2 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. As for Palo Verde, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Shadow Ridge will venture away from home to take on Green Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Shadow Ridge is facing Green Valley at the right time seeing as Green Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Palo Verde, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 21-7 victory against Arbor View on the 7th.
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