Two dominant backs in Jojo Diaz and Cole Castillo are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Shadow Hills Knights will be playing at home against the El Segundo Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Shadow Hills was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 41-37 to Xavier Prep.
Loss or not, Shadow Hills got some senior leadership from Diaz and Pedro Trujillo. Diaz rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns, while Trujillo threw for 276 yards and a touchdown. Those 168 rushing yards gave Diaz a new career-high. Shadow Hills also got help from Brandon Peffers, who showed off his sure hands for 138 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Shadow Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Shadow Hills wouldn't let Xavier Prep keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shadow Hills can thank Shaheem Sama and Damian Walls for forcing both of them. Jordan Ramirez-Gomez was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, El Segundo's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 38-21 to West. The Eagles were down 31-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
El Segundo's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for Shadow Hills, their record is now 6-4.
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