The Mountain View Mavericks will face off against the Rigby Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Mountain View is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 45-7 win over Highland. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Henry Nelson
| 10/24/25 vs Meridian | 5 |
| 10/09/25 @ Borah | 4 |
| 10/31/25 vs Highland | 3 |
| 10/03/25 vs Boise | 3 |
| 09/19/25 @ Kuna | 3 |
| + 5 more games |
Henry Nelson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 198 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes. He is becoming a predictor of Mountain View's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Valentin Gomez Ricks helped Nelson out on the ground, rushing for 54 yards and a pair of scores on only six carries.
Mountain View's run defense was locked in: Highland could only muster 0.5 yards per carry. While four picked up at least two total tackles, Bill Mutua stood above the rest. He picked up two sacks and made two total tackles. Mountain View didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.1.
Mountain View's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for 4.5 sacks. Mutua was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Meanwhile, Rigby took their contest last Friday with ease, bagging a 52-7 victory over Thunder Ridge. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Titans are ranked 38th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mountain View's record is now 7-3. As for Rigby, their record now sits at 8-1.
Mountain View came up short against Rigby in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, falling 26-19. Can the Mavericks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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