The Shadow Ridge Stallions will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Chaparral Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Shadow Ridge is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They were beaten by Highland 35-0 on Friday. The Stallions' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it ten in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Chaparral's offense. They were outmatched by O'Connor on the road and fell 49-0. The Firebirds just can't catch a break and have now endured six losses in a row dating back to last season.
Shadow Ridge was taken down by Chaparral 42-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chaparral's Marcel Jones, who threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 70 yards on only five carries. Now that Shadow Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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