Redlands hasn't had much luck against Yucaipa recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Redlands Terriers will head out to face off against the Yucaipa Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Theodore (Teddy) McGee and Logan Barbour.
Redlands will head out to face Yucaipa after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Redlands was outmatched by Cajon at home and fell 49-10. While losing is never fun, the Terriers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 420th, while the Cowboys are ranked 57th).
Redlands wouldn't let Cajon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Redlands can thank Caine Lopez and Matt Steinmann for forcing both of them. Steinmann is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Jacob Foster was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yucaipa). They put the hurt on Redlands East Valley with a sharp 67-45 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won three contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Yucaipa relied on the efforts of Barbour, who rushed for 260 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and Deace Turner, who rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Yucaipa is undefeated when Turner posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Will Mchargue was in the mix too, providing Yucaipa with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Yucaipa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 493 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
One reason for the win was Yucaipa's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Redlands East Valley's QB won't forget Alejandro Banales anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Another thorn in Redlands East Valley's side was Evan Darling, who made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Redlands is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4. As for Yucaipa, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Redlands took a serious blow against Yucaipa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 34-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barbour, who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Redlands knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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