Football Preview: Mountain View Mountain Lions vs. Thompson Valley Eagles
The Mountain View Mountain Lions will take on the Thompson Valley Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mountain View comes in on four and Thompson Valley on six.
Last Friday, Mountain View made easy work of Fort Morgan and carried off a 35-14 win. With the Mountain Lions ahead 28-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Mountain View can attribute much of their success to Cam Frost, who threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and Keegan Amans, who gained 149 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Frost a new career-high in rushing yards. Kc Mendoza also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Meanwhile, Thompson Valley put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They secured a 6-0 W over Severance. The six-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Mountain View's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Thompson Valley, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Mountain View has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 192 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Thompson Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 190.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Mountain View came up short against Thompson Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 21-14. Thankfully for Mountain View, Riley Suarez (who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 106 yards on 12 of 18 attempts) 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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