Football Preview: Mountain View Spartans vs. Leigh Longhorns
The Mountain View Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Leigh Longhorns at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Mountain View is leaving town to face Leigh after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Mountain View took a 25-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Palo Alto on Friday. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Leigh didn't have too much trouble with Leland at home on Friday as they won 27-9.
Leigh got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Charlie Lyon out in front who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (104 yards to be exact) went to Michael Mogannam, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Leigh's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Matthew Varnell, Blake Zanger, and Mogannam picked up one apiece.
Mountain View strolled past Leigh when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 40-21. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Leigh's Tyler J. Donaldson, who threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, 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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