The Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons will square off against the Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Wednesday, Doral Academy Red Rock was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 12-6 to Western. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon faced Boulder City in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon fell 41-33 to Boulder City. The Pirate's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Tehani Shigematsu and Makayla Nelson. Nelson had a great game and threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Shigematsu was balling out in the loss, throwing for 280 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 48 yards.
Doral Academy Red Rock's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4.
Doral Academy Red Rock was dealt a bruising 40-0 loss at the hands of Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shigematsu, who threw for 296 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Doral Academy Red Rock knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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