The Basic Wolves will head out on the road to square off against the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Basic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Basic was ranked ninth). Basic never let Centennial onto the board and left with an 18-0 win on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolves.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Shadow Ridge's strategy against Green Valley on Wednesday. Shadow Ridge blew past Green Valley 32-7. Considering the Mustangs have won eight games by more than 19 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Shadow Ridge's win came from a few key players Basic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Savanna McDow, who rushed for 100 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylani Palmer, who picked up 33 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Shadow Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Palmer led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
Shadow Ridge pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.2 points per game. As for Basic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Basic ended up a good deal behind Shadow Ridge in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 40-26. Can Basic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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