Football Preview: Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions vs. Queen Creek Bulldogs
The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will challenge the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Ridge is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Mountain Ridge took a blow against Casteel, falling 45-6. The Mountain Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Meanwhile, Queen Creek got themselves on the board against Canyon View on Friday, but Canyon View never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 22-0 margin over the Jaguars. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bulldogs just coasted through the last quarter.
Tait Reynolds was his usual excellent self, throwing for 140 yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Queen Creek's defense stepped up as well, laying out Brady Scott. seven times. Nick Harper was especially locked on to Canyon View's QB and sacked him three times. Harper also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Another thorn in Canyon View's side was Jayshon Liles, who picked up 1.5 sacks, made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss), and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Queen Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canyon View only rushed for 12.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Queen Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Mountain Ridge might still be hurting after the 36-14 loss they got from Queen Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reynolds, who threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Mountain Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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