The Mountain View Mountain Lions will face off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with eight straight losses, while Roosevelt will come in with three straight victories.
Mountain View is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Severance on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Mountain Lions took a blow against the Silver Knights, falling 41-7. The Mountain Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-0.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt's offense rose to the challenge against an Eagles defense that boasted an average of only 11.33 points allowed on Thursday. The Roughriders came out on top against Thompson Valley by a score of 34-22.
Roosevelt had a senior duo take command as Milo Pascual rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns and Ryder Tymkowych rushed for 137 yards and one score on only 12 carries. Pascual is becoming a predictor of the Roughriders' success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Noah Lucero, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 241 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Roosevelt's defense and their five sacks. Jacobo Rosales refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Roosevelt, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Mountain View beat Roosevelt 32-22 in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Roughriders' Luc Vigil, who rushed for 131 yards and a pair of TDs. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Mountain Lions to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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