The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will square off against the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Ridge is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Mountain Ridge took a blow against Casteel, falling 45-6. The Mountain Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Meanwhile, Queen Creek got themselves on the board against Canyon View on Friday, but Canyon View never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 22-0 margin over the Jaguars. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bulldogs just coasted through the last quarter.
Tait Reynolds was his usual excellent self, throwing for 140 yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Another reason for the win was Queen Creek's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. In that department, Nick Harper was the leader with three. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Jayshon Liles was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss), and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Queen Creek, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Mountain Ridge suffered a grim 36-14 defeat to Queen Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reynolds, who threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Mountain Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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