Football Recap: Thompson Valley Eagles vs. Mountain View Mountain Lions
Thompson Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Mountain View Mountain Lions 27-7. Considering the Eagles have won four contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thompson Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tim Slover, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Another rusher making a difference was Christian Chase, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Thompson Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Thompson Valley pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mountain View, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
Thompson Valley will face off against Fort Morgan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Thompson Valley's defense has only allowed 3.3 points per game this season, so Fort Morgan's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mountain View, they will square off against Pomona at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.1 points per game this season.
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