On Friday, the Shadow Ridge Mustangs humbled the Citrus Valley Blackhawks with a 48-21 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked seventh in Nevada, while the Blackhawks are ranked 248th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyrell Craven was his usual excellent self, rushing for 205 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries, while also picking up 34 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shadow Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 483 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Citrus Valley only rushed for 179.
Shadow Ridge wouldn't let Citrus Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Ray Carmel, Aaron Smith, and Mujahid Gilliard picked up one apiece.
Despite the loss, Citrus Valley still got an impressive performance from Damien Johnson, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Those 148 rushing yards gave Johnson a new career-high.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Citrus Valley, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shadow Ridge is headed away from home for the first time to challenge Legacy at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Citrus Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Yucaipa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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