Football Preview: Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions vs. Shadow Ridge Stallions
The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will take on the Shadow Ridge Stallions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Ridge's defense has only allowed 6.3 points per game this season, so Shadow Ridge's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, Mountain Ridge took their match at home with ease, bagging a 38-6 win over Tolleson. Considering the Mountain Lions have won five matchups by more than 29 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cameron Mailloux continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 244 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes. Those 148 rushing yards gave her a new career-high.
Mountain Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mailloux and Kailee Murphy. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Mailloux posted at least 109 rushing yards in the fourth games prior. Talia Nelson was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles and defending five passes.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge fought the good fight in their overtime game against O'Connor on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 14-7 to the Eagles. The Stallions' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The losing side was boosted by Jordyn Scott, who rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. She has become a key player for Shadow Ridge: the team is undefeated when she posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Mountain Ridge's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for Shadow Ridge, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2.
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