The Mountain View Toros's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Desert Ridge Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View will be strutting in after a victory while Desert Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
Mountain View is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Valley Vista 65-26 on the road on Friday. With the Toros ahead 51-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Brady Goodman was his usual excellent self, throwing for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Talan Arnett was in the mix as well, providing Mountain View with two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Mountain View's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Caleb Larson was the leader with 3.5.
Meanwhile, Desert Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Williams Field, falling 30-6. That makes it the first time this season the Jaguars have let down their home crowd.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Desert Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Mountain View has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 162.2 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Desert Ridge, though, as they've been averaging only 54.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Mountain View beat Desert Ridge 30-22 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Desert Ridge's Major Wootan, who threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. 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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