Two dominant wideouts in Jaylani Palmer and Kilolo Westerlund are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Liberty Patriots at 4:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Shadow Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Green Valley on Saturday as Shadow Ridge made off with a 28-6 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Jaylani Palmer
| 12/07/24 vs Green Valley | 108 |
| 12/07/24 vs Desert Oasis | 116 |
| 12/06/24 vs Southeast Career Tech | 123 |
| 12/06/24 vs Mojave | 105 |
| 12/05/24 @ Southeast Career Tech | 121 |
Palmer continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Her receiving production has been exceptional as that marked her fifth straight game with at least 105 receiving yards. Chloe Covington was another key player, throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of her passes.
Meanwhile, Liberty put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Green Valley for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-0 win. Considering the Patriots have won five games by more than 32 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Liberty's win came from a few key players Shadow Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kaylie Phillips, who rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 304 yards while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt. Those two rushing touchdowns gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jianna Reyes, who picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sheaza Lopes and Siaosina Le?Au.
Liberty pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Shadow Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Shadow Ridge strolled past Liberty when the teams last played back in January by a score of 32-18. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Phillips, who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Shadow Ridge still be able to contain Phillips? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
