The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will square off against the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They breezed past Las Vegas to the tune of 32-0. The Mustangs have beaten the Wildcats the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Wildcats has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Desert Oasis faced Southeast Career Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Desert Oasis was the clear victor by a 33-13 margin over Southeast Career Tech. Winning may never get old, but the Diamondbacks sure are getting used to it with their 17th in a row.
Desert Oasis pushed their record up to 21-2 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.5 points over those games. As for Shadow Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 19-3.
Shadow Ridge couldn't quite finish off Desert Oasis in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 22-19. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Desert Oasis' Akemi Higa, who rushed for 96 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 82 yards and one touchdown. Now that Shadow Ridge 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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