Football Preview: Desert Ridge Jaguars vs. Red Mountain Mountain Lions
The Desert Ridge Jaguars will take on the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Desert Ridge: 12.7, Red Mountain: 8.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Desert Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Desert Ridge was ranked 15th). Desert Ridge was just a hair shy of victory on Thursday and fell 21-20 to Mountain View. The Jaguars gained 179 more yards on the day, but it was the Toros that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Desert Ridge got top-tier performance from Lexi Harper, who threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 72 yards. That's the most rushing yards Harper has posted since back in October of 2023.
Even if they lost, Desert Ridge's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kaylin Schurger. She also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, Red Mountain fell victim to Hamilton and their airtight defense on Monday. They were outmatched by the Huskies at home and fell 27-0. The Mountain Lions' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Desert Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Red Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
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