Red Mountain is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Downey on Friday, but Downey came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions came out on top in a nail-biter against the Downey Vikings , sneaking past 35-32. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Mountain Lions, who until this game were averaging 13.75 points allowed.
Red Mountain had a senior duo take command as Bode Wagner gained 199 total yards and two touchdowns and Simon Lopez threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. With that strong performance, Wagner is now averaging an impressive 113 receiving yards per game.
Red Mountain's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Tyreke Cornett and Logan Haynie.
Despite the loss, Downey still got an impressive performance from Oscar Rios, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 384 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Caleb Juregui was Rios' top target, picking up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Red Mountain's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Downey, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Red Mountain will square off against Williams Field at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Williams Field: 16.5, Red Mountain: 13.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Downey, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on La Mirada at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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