Football Preview: Tolleson Wolverines vs. Mountain View Toros
The Tolleson Wolverines have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Mountain View Toros at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Tolleson is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Desert Ridge on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tolleson took a blow against Desert Ridge, falling 49-6.
Meanwhile, Mountain View waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Jackrabbits 63-30 at home. The Toros might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Reese Bodily was his usual excellent self, rushing for 318 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Brady Goodman, who threw for 184 yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mountain View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Tolleson's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Mountain View, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Tolleson ended up a good deal behind Mountain View when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 31-14. Thankfully for Tolleson, Jack Germaine (who threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes) 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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