Football Preview: Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions vs. Queen Creek Bulldogs
The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will host the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Ridge is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 45-6, which was the final score in Mountain Ridge's tilt against Casteel on Friday. The Mountain Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Meanwhile, while Queen Creek put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Canyon View. Queen Creek was the clear victor by a 22-0 margin over Canyon View. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bulldogs just coasted through the last quarter.
It was another big night for Tait Reynolds, who threw for 140 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Queen Creek's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Adrian Martin and Drake Lewis. Martin also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Jayshon Liles was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss), and making 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 win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Mountain Ridge suffered a grim 36-14 defeat to Queen Creek in their previous meeting 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? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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