The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will take on the Basic Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Shadow Ridge's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Basic has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Shadow Ridge is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Green Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. Shadow Ridge was the clear victor by a 32-7 margin over Green Valley on Wednesday. Considering the Mustangs have won eight matchups by more than 19 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Shadow Ridge's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Savanna McDow, who rushed for 100 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylani Palmer, who picked up 33 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Shadow Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Palmer led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
Meanwhile, Basic faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Basic never let Centennial onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.1 points. As for Basic, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-4.
Shadow Ridge strolled past Basic in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 40-26. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Basic's Halley Redd, who rushed for 100 yards and one touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns. Now that she won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Shadow Ridge to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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