The Mountain View Mountain Lions will be playing at home against the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.9 points per game this season.
Mountain View is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Tucson High Magnet School just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 34-21 to the Badgers. It was the first time this season that the Mountain Lions let down their fans at home.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Liam Lewis, who rushed for 56 yards, and also threw for 45 yards and a touchdown. Diego Gomez was another key receiver, picking up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Ironwood Ridge had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.2 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They secured a 20-14 W over the Rams. The 20-point effort marked the Nighthawks' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jaiden Martinez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 119 yards and a touchdown.
Ironwood Ridge pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.9 points per game. As for Mountain View, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4.
Mountain View and Ironwood Ridge were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but Mountain View suffered an agonizing 18-17 defeat. Will Mountain View have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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