Football Game Preview: Marana Tigers vs. Mountain View Mountain Lions + How To Watch

The Marana Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marana will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

Marana gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't give up any more after. They walked away with a 17-9 win over Tucson High Magnet School. The 17-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Colten Meyer

Passing Yards

09/12/25 @ Yuma Catholic	411
09/05/25 vs Canyon View	328
09/26/25 vs Buena	303
10/03/25 @ Ironwood Ridge	283
09/19/25 vs Canyon del Oro	277

Jeffrey Smith III produced another solid effort rushing for 135 yards and one score on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Colten Meyer was another key player, having thrown for 251 yards and onetouchdown.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Marana's defense and their three sacks. Justin Elder refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.

Meanwhile, Mountain View made easy work of Nogales on Friday and carried off a 35-13 victory. The win continues a trend for the Mountain Lions in their matchups with the Apaches: they've now won four in a row.

Marana better keep an eye on Drake Davis. He was instrumental in Mountain View's win, rushing for 162 yards and a pair of TDs on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, Davis is now averaging an impressive 106.8 rushing yards per game. Liam Lewis also helped out as he racked up 130 rushing yards.

Mountain View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.

Mountain View didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of William Campbell and Mythias Holguin. Campbell got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Marana's record is now 7-1. As for Mountain View, their record now sits at 5-3.

Everything came up roses for Marana against Mountain View in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, as the squad secured a 46-13 victory. In that contest, the Tigers amassed a halftime lead of 31-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.