Football Preview: Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions vs. Boulder Creek Jaguars
Mountain Ridge is 1-8 against Boulder Creek since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will face off against the Boulder Creek Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mountain Ridge is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-7 loss at the hands of Queen Creek. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Boulder Creek 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 took a blow against Centennial, falling 42-7.
Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Boulder Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Mountain Ridge might still be hurting after the 58-37 loss they got from Boulder Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Boulder Creek's Duke Milacek, who rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Mountain Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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