On Thursday, Desert Ridge faced Mountain View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Desert Ridge Jaguars and the Mountain View Toros were almost perfectly matched up, but the Desert Ridge Jaguars suffered a 21-20 loss. The Jaguars gained 179 more yards on the day, but it was the Toros that made the best use of them.
When it comes to explaining why Desert Ridge lost, don't look at Lexi Harper. Despite the final result, she threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 72 yards. That's the most rushing yards Harper has posted since back in October of 2023.
Even if they lost, Desert Ridge's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kaylin Schurger. She also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Mountain View found their leader in underclassman Tierah Metcalf, who threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of her passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Desert Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Mountain View, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Desert Ridge will face off against Red Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Red Mountain: 8.2, Desert Ridge: 12.7) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Mountain View, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Mesa at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Mesa: 10.6, Mountain View: 9.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
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