The Rigby Trojans will take on the Mountain View Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mountain View will be up against a hot Rigby squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. The Trojans simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Thunder Ridge 52-7. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-0.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mountain View had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 45-7 win over the Rams. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Mavericks just coasted through the last quarter.
Rigby better keep an eye on Henry Nelson. He was instrumental in Mountain View's win, throwing for 198 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Nelson is becoming a predictor of the Mavericks' 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. In that department, Mutua was the leader with two.
Rigby's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Mountain View, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Rigby beat Mountain View 26-19 when the teams last played back in November of 2020. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Mavericks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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