The Yucaipa Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to challenge the Citrus Valley Blackhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Yucaipa nor Citrus Valley posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Yucaipa managed to keep up with Cajon until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Thunderbirds were beaten by the Cowboys 34-7. The Thunderbirds have struggled against the Cowboys recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Bryce Meadows
| 10/02/25 vs Cajon | 9 |
| 09/18/25 @ Palm Springs | 5 |
| 09/12/25 vs Palm Desert | 5 |
| 09/05/25 @ Shadow Hills | 3 |
| 08/29/25 vs Silverado | 5 |
Yucaipa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Garrett Streeter and Bryce Meadows. With that strong performance, Meadows is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Citrus Valley came up short against Redlands East Valley on Friday and fell 14-3. The game marked the Blackhawks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Citrus Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Yucaipa, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Yucaipa couldn't quite get it done against Citrus Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 38-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Blackhawks' Dominic Robles, who threw for 282 yards and four TDs while completing 81% of his passes. Now that the Thunderbirds know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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