The Mountain View Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Bend Lava Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Mountain View is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Summit, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Mountain View was ranked tenth). In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Mountain View made off with a 28-27 victory over Summit.
Meanwhile, Bend entered their contest against Ridgeview on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Bend fell just short of Ridgeview by a score of 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lava Bears have suffered since October 13, 2023.
Mountain View's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Bend, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Everything came up roses for Mountain View against Bend in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 46-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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