On Friday, Red Mountain faced Mountain View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions fell to the Mountain View Toros 43-38. The Mountain Lions just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Despite the loss, Red Mountain still got an impressive performance from Simon Lopez, who threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. 82 of Lopez's passing yards were hauled in by Bode Wagner, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
It was another big night for Brady Goodman, who threw for 182 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown for Mountain View. Goodman has been hot for a while, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Reese Bodily, who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
Red Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Mountain View, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Red Mountain will look to defend their home field on Friday against Centennial at 7:00 p.m. Red Mountain will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for Mountain View, they will host Cesar Chavez at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
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