Football Game Preview: Red Mountain Mountain Lions vs. Gilbert Tigers + Official Tickets

The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will face off against the Gilbert Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gilbert took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Red Mountain, who comes in off a win.

Red Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked fifth at the time (Red Mountain was ranked sixth). In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, the Mountain Lions made off with a 23-22 victory over the Toros. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mountain Lions.

Airreon Windom

Receiving Yards (Career)

10/17/25 @ Mountain View	96
09/05/25 vs ALA - Queen Creek	93
09/26/25 @ Brophy College Prep	81
10/10/25 vs Desert Ridge	68
09/06/24 @ Valley Vista	64

A big part of Red Mountain's win came down to the chemistry between Dominic Carmigiano and his top target Airreon Windom. Carmigiano threw for 164 yards and one touchdown while completing 73.9% of his passes while Windom picked up 96 receiving yards and one TD. Those 96 receiving yards gave Windom a new career-high.

Red Mountain's run defense was locked in: Mountain View could only muster 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Jameson Wade for the heroic effort on defense: he. Red Mountain's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.3.

Red Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tyreke Cornett and Jackson White. Another thorn in Mountain View's side was Wade, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, Gilbert had to suffer through a 52-20 loss at the hands of Mountain Pointe. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Pride recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Gilbert's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Red Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.

Red Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Gilbert in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, winning 41-28. Do the Mountain Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.