The Mountain View Lobos will take on the Irvin Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mountain View will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Clint, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Mountain View secured a 27-21 W over Clint on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lobos.
Mountain View's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Omar Nevarez led the charge by rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Nevarez has become a key player for Mountain View: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Another passer making a difference was Michael Alcala, who threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
Mountain View wouldn't let Clint keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mountain View can thank Gio Rodriguez and Matthew Nava for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Nava is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game. Mountain View got some further help from Edwin Reyes: he made 22 total tackles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Irvin). They breezed by San Elizario at home to the tune of 62-26 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Rockets with their most commanding win of the season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Mike Medina and Zamar Vargas. Medina had a great game and rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Meanwhile, Vargas was balling out in the loss, rushing for 231 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
The victory got Mountain View back to even at 3-3. As for Irvin, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Mountain View against Irvin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 47-17 win. Does Mountain View have another victory up their sleeve, or will Irvin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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