The Shadow Hills Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Yucaipa Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shadow Hills' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Palo Verde Valley at home to the tune of 28-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Brandon Peffers and Jojo Diaz were among the main playmakers for Shadow Hills as the former picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns and the latter gained 81 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Yucaipa strolled past Silverado with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 55-37. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Hawks are ranked 473rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yucaipa relied on the efforts of Logan Barbour, who rushed for 133 yards and four touchdowns, and Deace Turner, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Mchargue, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Shadow Hills' record is now 2-0. As for Yucaipa, their record now sits at 2-0.
Shadow Hills came up short against Yucaipa in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 21-14. Can Shadow Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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