Football Recap: Red Mountain Mountain Lions vs. Mountain View Toros
Red Mountain was the 10-7 winner over Mountain View when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions and the Mountain View Toros were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Red Mountain Mountain Lions suffered a 15-14 defeat. The loss was the Mountain Lions' first of the season.
Sierra Mellish threw for 141 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of her passes.
Da'Koreyauna Roberts was her top target, picking up 57 receiving yards. On the ground,
Trisha Stine-Groves rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards.
Mountain View found their leader in underclassman Tierah Metcalf, who rushed for 122 yards on only 13 carries, and also threw for 205 yards while completing 79.2% of her passes. That's the most rushing yards Metcalf has posted since back in August of 2023. Lucee Lamoreaux was Metcalf's top target, rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 52 receiving yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Red Mountain fell to 2-1. As for Mountain View, the victory was the seventh in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record for this year to 2-0.
Red Mountain will face off against Cesar Chavez at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Red Mountain is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Mountain View, they will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against Highland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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