Football Recap: Peachtree Ridge Lions vs. Mountain View Bears
Peachtree Ridge lost to Mountain View back in October of 2021, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Peachtree Ridge Lions breezed by the Mountain View Bears on the road to the tune of 41-7. With the Lions ahead 27-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Darnell Kelly had a dynamite game for Peachtree Ridge, throwing for 316 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 41 yards. Another player making a difference was Sedric Addison, who gained 131 total yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Peachtree Ridge's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 4.5 sacks. Kingston Allen was especially locked on to Mountain View's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Mountain View's side was Ryan Gaudin, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Peachtree Ridge's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Mountain View, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Peachtree Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Meadowcreek at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Peachtree Ridge is facing Meadowcreek at the right time seeing as Meadowcreek is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Mountain View, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mill Creek at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th.
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