Shadow Hills played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 38-14 to the Palm Desert Aztecs. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-7.
Shadow Hills' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brandon Peffers, who picked up 96 receiving yards and one score.
Julian Maldonado
| 10/16/25 vs Palm Desert | 7 |
| 10/10/25 @ Palm Springs | 8 |
| 10/03/25 @ Rancho Mirage | 7 |
| 09/19/25 @ Patriot | 6 |
Shadow Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Julian Maldonado and Peffers. Maldonado has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Alfred 'AJ' Rivera Jr. had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 300 yards and four TDs while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 31 yards for Palm Desert. Those 300 passing yards gave Rivera Jr. a new career-high. Palm Desert's leading receiver Nick Dangleis was Rivera Jr.'s top target yet again, picking up 135 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Shadow Hills has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Palm Desert, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Shadow Hills is set to challenge their familiar foe La Quinta at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th. Meanwhile, Palm Desert will square off against rival Palm Springs at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th.
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