Yucaipa blew Redlands East Valley out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Redlands East Valley got their revenge. The Thunderbirds fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 43-41. The close matchup was extra heartbreaking for the Thunderbirds, who almost overcame a 29 point deficit.
Lu Sartin
| 10/24/25 vs Redlands East Valley | 139 |
| 09/05/25 @ Shadow Hills | 100 |
| 09/12/25 vs Palm Desert | 84 |
| 10/09/25 @ Citrus Valley | 75 |
| 08/29/25 vs Silverado | 44 |
Several Thunderbirds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Travis Streeter, who rushed for 24 yards and a pair of scores, and also picked up 34 receiving yards and one TD. Yucaipa also got help from Lu Sartin, who showed off his sure hands for 139 receiving yards.
It was another big night for Vitela Isaac, who rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 255 yards and three TDs for Redlands East Valley. The Wildcats are undefeated when Isaac posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Yucaipa is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Redlands East Valley, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Yucaipa is set to face off against their familiar foe Redlands at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Redlands East Valley will take on rival Beaumont at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,048 yards in their previous games.
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