Yucaipa put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Shadow Hills Knights with a sharp 41-17 victory. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Knights are ranked 446th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Deace Turner had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Logan Barbour was another key player, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Yucaipa was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 519 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shadow Hills only gained 256.
Yucaipa's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Holland and Issac Chota.
Although Shadow Hills took the loss, they still got scores from Jojo Diaz and Brandon Peffers.
Yucaipa's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Shadow Hills, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Yucaipa will be playing at home against Palm Desert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Yucaipa has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 136 points over their last three matchups. As for Shadow Hills, they will head out to square off against Desert Hot Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Hot Springs will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Shadow Hills surely won't give up without a fight.
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