Redlands East Valley lost against Yucaipa back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Redlands East Valley Wildcats came up short against the Yucaipa Thunderbirds, falling 67-45. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 579th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 268th).
Despite the loss, Redlands East Valley still got an impressive performance from Isaac Vitela, who threw for 396 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 75 yards on only eight carries. Ivan Corona also helped out as he racked up 208 receiving yards.
Yucaipa was led to victory by Logan Barbour and Deace Turner. Barbour rushed for 260 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, while Turner rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Turner a new career-high in rushing yards. Will Mchargue also helped with two touchdowns in total.
This is the second loss in a row for Redlands East Valley and nudges their season record down to 1-7. As for Yucaipa, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Redlands East Valley has already played their next contest, a 56-8 loss against Beaumont on the 24th. As for Yucaipa, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 38-20 victory against Redlands on the 24th.
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