Canyon View came into Friday's contest looking for another win against Sunrise Mountain, but Elijah Mendez wouldn't allow it. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs enjoyed a cozy 23-7 win over the Canyon View Jaguars on Friday thanks in part to Mendez, who rushed for 209 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mendez was just one part of a punishing run game: Sunrise Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sunrise Mountain wouldn't let Canyon View keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Preston Carney led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Brandon Catalan and Mickey Raftery certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Catalan picked up 151 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Raftery threw for 247 yards and a touchdown. Catalan showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 54 yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Sunrise Mountain and bumps their season record up to 4-6. As for Canyon View, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
As of now, neither Sunrise Mountain nor Canyon View have any future games scheduled.
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