On Tuesday Red Mountain will have to hit the road after six straight games at home. They will face off against the Desert Ridge Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Red Mountain: 8.2, Desert Ridge: 12.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
Red Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Hamilton, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Red Mountain was ranked ninth). Red Mountain was outmatched by Hamilton at home and fell 27-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Mountain Lions were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Desert Ridge entered their game against Mountain View on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Desert Ridge was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Mountain View. The Jaguars gained 179 more yards on the day, but it was the Toros that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Desert Ridge got top-tier performance from Lexi Harper, who 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.
Red Mountain's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Desert Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
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