Football Game Preview: Mountain Ridge Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 8:26am

Football Preview: Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions vs. Williams Field Black Hawks

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After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Mountain Ridge is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Williams Field Black Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Last Thursday, Mountain Ridge took a blow against Chandler, falling 63-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Mountain Lions in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Williams Field took their game at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 55-22 win over Desert Vista. Given the Black Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Thunder are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Williams Field, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.

Mountain Ridge might still be hurting after the 48-23 defeat they got from Williams Field when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Mountain Ridge, Dylan Lee (who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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