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| 10/31/25 - Home | 59-26 W |
| 10/25/24 - Home | 21-24 L |
| 10/20/23 - Away | 7-26 L |
| 09/10/22 - Home | 27-38 L |
| 11/05/21 - Away | 20-51 L |
| 11/13/20 - Home | 18-13 W |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shadow Ridge). They blew past the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions 59-26 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Stallions as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Shadow Ridge's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Michael Cruz, who rushed for 217 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 84 receiving yards and one touchdown. Cruz's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Nolan Rau was another key player, rushing for 128 yards and a pair of scores on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Shadow Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. They are 2-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Shadow Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Daniel Lesan.
Despite the loss, Mountain Ridge still got an impressive performance from Lukas Baughman, who threw for 250 yards and one touchdown, and also punched in one rushing score. That rushing touchdown was Baughman's first of the season.
Shadow Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Shadow Ridge didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-28 defeat against Saguaro on the 7th. As for Mountain Ridge, they have also already played their next matchup, a 28-7 loss against O'Connor on the 7th.
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