The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Centennial Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
Shadow Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Bishop Gorman, who was ranked first at the time (Shadow Ridge was ranked 14th). The Mustangs were outmatched by the Gaels and fell 43-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Mustangs were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Centennial). They walked away with a 52-41 win over Somerset Academy Losee on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won three in a row.
Centennial's win came from a few key players Shadow Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nehemiah Dunlap-Myvett, who rushed for 140 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 138 yards and four TDs on only 13 passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards. Brogan Church also helped out as he racked up 127 rushing yards.
Centennial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 70.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 255.7.
Shadow Ridge's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. As for Centennial, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Shadow Ridge didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Centennial when the teams last played on October 3rd, but they still walked away with an 18-12 win. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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