Football Preview: Mountain View Mountain Lions vs. Casa Grande Cougars
The Mountain View Mountain Lions's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Casa Grande Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mountain View is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Vista Grande, posting a 31-0 victory on the road. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Spartans are ranked 88th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mountain View didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Mikayla Gleeson picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Casa Grande entered their tilt with Buena on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Colts onto the board and left with a 24-0 win.
A big part of Casa Grande's victory came down to the chemistry between Sarah Mountz and her top target Kayla Tacker. Mountz threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of her passes while Tacker picked up 150 receiving yards and a touchdown. Tacker didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Mountain View has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Casa Grande, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Mountain View took a serious blow against Casa Grande when the teams last played on October 1st, falling 28-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mountz, who threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Mountain View knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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