Football Recap: Red Mountain Mountain Lions vs. Marana Tigers
On Wednesday, Red Mountain faced Marana in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions managed a 13-9 win over the Marana Tigers. The victory was nothing new for the Mountain Lions as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Red Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cadence McCanless and Sierra Mellish.
Despite the loss, Marana still got an impressive performance from Malaysia Roebuck, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown. Roebuck was even better on defense, making ten total tackles and defending two passes.
Red Mountain's win was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-4. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 3.0 points per game. As for Marana, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-2.
Red Mountain didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 21-17 loss against Hamilton on the 23rd. Marana does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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