The Mountain View Mountain Lions will be playing at home against the Severance Silver Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, things could have been worse for Mountain View, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 34-19 loss to Resurrection Christian. Mountain View has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Mountain View had strong showings from Trent Lawson, who picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Bergen Roth, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Severance missed an extra point against Roosevelt on Friday and it came back to haunt them. Severance and Roosevelt were almost perfectly matched up, but Severance suffered an agonizing 28-27 loss. Severance just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Despite the loss, Severance had strong showings from Ian Pennock, who rushed for 179 yards and a touchdown, and Jaden Hoffman, who threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Severance, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their overall record down to 2-6.
Mountain View came up short against Severance in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, falling 19-6. Will Mountain View have more luck at home instead of on the road?
