Football Recap: Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions vs. Hamilton Huskies
On Saturday, Mountain Ridge faced Hamilton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions were outmatched by the Hamilton Huskies on the road and fell 41-6. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Mountain Lions, who until this contest were averaging 8.89 points allowed.
Cameron Mailloux threw for 109 yards and a touchdown.
Emma Langer was her top target, picking up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown.
A big part of Hamilton's win came down to the chemistry between Marlie Phillips and her top target Samaya Taylor-Jenkins. Phillips threw for 250 yards and five touchdowns while Taylor-Jenkins picked up 137 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikayla Allen, who picked up 60 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The loss snapped Mountain Ridge's winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 14-4 record. As for Hamilton, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 15-0.
Mountain Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hamilton, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Mountain View at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain View will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Hamilton surely won't give up without a fight.
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