The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will square off against the Downey Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Red Mountain has three wins , while Downey has four dating back to last season).
Last Friday, Red Mountain took their game at home with ease, bagging a 54-7 victory over Desert Ridge. Fans of the Mountain Lions have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Simon Lopez was a one-man wrecking crew for Red Mountain as he threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Bode Wagner was another key player, picking up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Downey never let their opponents score on Friday. Everything went their way against Westlake as Downey made off with a 21-0 win.
Downey relied on the efforts of Bernardo Blanco, who gained 120 total yards and two touchdowns, and Oscar Rios, who threw for 215 yards and a touchdown.
Downey's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jaden Thomas. Aidan Gomez was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Red Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Downey, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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