On Saturday, the Valley Vista Monsoon came up short against the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions and fell 28-20. While losing is never fun, the Monsoon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Mountain Lions are ranked tenth).
Despite the loss, Valley Vista still got an impressive performance from Johnson Tysyn, who threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.1% of her passes. Tysyn also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending two passes. Another player making a difference was Busari Lulu, who picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Valley Vista didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Lulu, Paule Arostegi, and Jada Wilson picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Arostegi is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
Cameron Mailloux continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mountain Ridge, throwing for 140 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 105 yards on only eight carries. What's more, she's the matchup marked her sixth straight with at least 105. Emma Langer was another key player, picking up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Valley Vista dropped their record down to 4-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mountain Ridge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Valley Vista will head out to square off against O'Connor at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. O'Connor will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Valley Vista surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mountain Ridge, they will welcome West Point at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Mountain Ridge: 6.8, West Point: 7.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
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