Redlands entered their contest against Cajon on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Redlands Terriers were dealt a 49-10 defeat at the hands of the Cajon Cowboys. 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).
Several Terriers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Julien Scarbrough, who picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
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. Another thorn in Cajon's side was Jacob Foster, who made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
It was another big night for Evan Powell, who threw for 330 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes for Cajon. Powell is becoming a predictor of Cajon's success: when he posts at least 300 passing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). B Birmingham did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 84 receiving yards.
Redlands is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4. As for Cajon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Redlands will venture away from home to square off against Yucaipa at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Redlands is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season. As for Cajon, they are taking a road trip to challenge Citrus Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cajon will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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