Mountain View had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Woods Cross Wildcats 24-21. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked ninth in Idaho, while the Wildcats are ranked 45th in Utah), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Woods Cross lost, don't look at Viliami Tapa?Atoutai. Despite the final result, he rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Tapa?Atoutai got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible60 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Woods Cross fell to 2-1.
Mountain View will square off against Meridian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017. As for Woods Cross, they will face off against Bonneville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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