Football Preview: Tolleson Wolverines vs. Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions
The Tolleson Wolverines are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Tolleson will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 21-point they dealt Copper Canyon on Thursday. Tolleson's defense stepped up to hand Copper Canyon a 21-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Mountain Ridge on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Boulder Creek out of the water with a 30-0 final score. The result was nothing new for the Mountain Lions, who have now won four games by 30 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Cameron Mailloux, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 101.7 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Emma Langer, who picked up 173 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Tolleson now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Tolleson came up short against Mountain Ridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 18-12. Thankfully for Tolleson, Madison Green (who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 173 yards on 13 of 28 attempts) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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