Football Preview: Mountain View Toros vs. Desert Ridge Jaguars
The Mountain View Toros will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Desert Ridge Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Mountain View will be strutting in after a win while Desert Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
Mountain View is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 65-26 victory over Valley Vista. With the Toros ahead 51-12 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Brady Goodman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Talan Arnett also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Another reason for the win was Mountain View's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Caleb Larson was the leader with 3.5.
Meanwhile, Desert Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 30-6 to Williams Field. That makes it the first time this season the Jaguars have let down their home crowd.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Desert Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Mountain View has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 151.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Desert Ridge, though, as they've been averaging only 54.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Mountain View was able to grind out a solid victory over Desert Ridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 30-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Desert Ridge's Major Wootan, who threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mountain View to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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