Football Preview: Mountain View Spartans vs. Burlingame Panthers
The Mountain View Spartans are on the road again on Friday to play the Burlingame Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Two weeks ago, Mountain View was beaten by Los Gatos 62-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Burlingame had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 19-18 win over the Chargers.
Luke Levitt looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 173 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Burlingame wouldn't let Wilcox keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Burlingame can thank Cole Hardtke and Mark Daly for forcing both of them.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Burlingame, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Mountain View against Burlingame in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-21 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Burlingame's Angelo Medina, who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. 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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