Football Recap: El Paso Tigers vs. Mountain View Lobos
El Paso came into Friday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 21-12 win over the Mountain View Lobos on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
El Paso's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Martin Gonzalez led the charge by throwing for 180 yards and three touchdowns. Christopher Valenzuela helped Gonzalez out on the ground, rushing for 172 yards while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: El Paso was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Despite the loss, Mountain View still got an impressive performance from Omar Nevarez, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Nevarez really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. Chris Mendoza also helped out with an impressive 106 receiving yards.
The victory got El Paso back to even at 1-1. As for Mountain View, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
El Paso will venture away from home to square off against Del Valle on Friday. As for Mountain View, they will welcome Austin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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