It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Shadow Hills had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the El Segundo Eagles by a score of 27-14.
Pedro Trujillo was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. 126 of Trujillo's passing yards were hauled in by Reef Av., who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Shadow Hills' defense stepped up as well, laying out Ryan Wiacek. eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Alexander Uriarte and Saoberto Garcia, who racked up five sacks between them. Uriarte is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season. Shadow Hills got some further help from Jordan Ramirez-Gomez: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
El Segundo's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Wiacek, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown, and Ethan Ayler, who picked up 29 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Wiacek has posted since back in August.
Shadow Hills' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.0 points per game. As for El Segundo, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Shadow Hills will be playing at home against St. Anthony at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Anthony will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Shadow Hills surely won't give up without a fight. El Segundo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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