Mountain View has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Tucson High Magnet School has won five straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Mountain View Mountain Lions will welcome the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Mountain View was able to grind out a solid win over Maricopa, taking the game 20-7.
Mountain View's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nicholas Horrocks led the charge by rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown. Liam Lewis was in the mix too, providing Mountain View with two touchdowns.
Mountain View's defense stepped up as well, laying out Jose Cardona Jr. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Dennis Davis and Caden Rudy, who racked up all five sacks between them. Rudy also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Mountain View is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-3 otherwise.
Mountain View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Tucson High Magnet School against Flowing Wells on Friday as the team secured a 48-19 victory. Considering the Badgers have won three games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Noah Chanez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 53 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also catching a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Derek Mesa, who threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes.
Tucson High Magnet School wouldn't let Flowing Wells keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tucson High Magnet School can thank Xzavior Montano and Ezra Spivey for forcing both of them. Spivey is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Tucson High Magnet School, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Mountain View came up short against Tucson High Magnet School in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 36-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chanez, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Mountain View knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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