It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Shadow Ridge had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions 42-20. Considering the Mustangs have won five matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gage Crnkovic had a dynamite game for Shadow Ridge, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Crnkovic got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 57 yards.
Shadow Ridge wouldn't let Sierra Vista keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Malahkai Berry, Mujahid Gilliard, and Ula Cox picked up one apiece. Shadow Ridge got some further help from Colton Richter: he picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Shadow Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Sierra Vista, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Shadow Ridge will face off against Legacy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Shadow Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.6 points per game this season. Sierra Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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