The Shadow Ridge Stallions will take on the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Shadow Ridge and three for Mountain Ridge.
Shadow Ridge is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Higley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Stallions lost 49-24 to the Knights. The Stallions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-14.
Although Shadow Ridge took the loss, they still got scores from Nolan Rau, Joel Cooper, and Michael Cruz.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Shadow Ridge, adding 12 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Cruz, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge took a blow against Centennial on Friday, falling 55-7. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Coyotes are ranked seventh).
Mountain Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sanel Eminovic and Mason Weedman. That interception marked the first that Weedman has snagged this season.
Shadow Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Mountain Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Shadow Ridge couldn't quite finish off Mountain Ridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 and fell 24-21. Thankfully for the Stallions, Vince Norfolk (who picked up 60 receiving yards and one TD, and also rushed for 42 yards and one score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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