For the first time this season, Mountain Ridge will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will host the Liberty Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Ridge will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Mountain Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They skirted past Valley Vista 41-39. The Mountain Lions haven't had any issues with the Monsoon recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Lukas Baughman
| 09/26/25 @ Valley Vista | 140.3 |
| 11/08/24 vs O'Connor | 95.2 |
| 11/01/24 vs Goldwater | 94.8 |
| 09/18/25 vs Desert Vista | 93.6 |
| 08/30/24 @ Tolleson | 91.8 |
Mountain Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lukas Baughman led the charge by throwing for 252 yards and four TDs. The dominant performance also gave Baughman a new career-high in passer rating (140.3). Mountain Ridge's leading receiver Sanel Eminovic was Baughman's top target yet again, picking up 116 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Mountain Ridge's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out Damir Ilicic five times. In that department, Havish Chirumamilla was the leader with two sacks. Mountain Ridge got some further help from Brody Lima: he picked up a sack and made four total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Liberty faced Pinnacle in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Lions blew past the Pioneers 39-8. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 31 points or more this season.
Liberty had a senior duo take command as Brayden Stevens threw for 132 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes and Kam Segall picked up 86 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Mountain Ridge, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Mountain Ridge was dealt a bruising 42-0 defeat at the hands of Liberty when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Thankfully for the Mountain Lions, Navi Bruzon (who threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, and also punched in one rushing score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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