The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will head out to square off against the Marana Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Red Mountain comes in on eight and Marana on nine.
Red Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Basha, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Red Mountain was ranked fifth). Red Mountain simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Basha 34-0. Considering the Mountain Lions have won nine matchups by more than 19 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
One reason for the win was Red Mountain's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ava Klene. Sophia Marquez was another major factor on D, making seven total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Marana rose to the challenge on Saturday. They slipped by the Tigers 17-16.
The critical scores for Marana came from Sadie Brown and Malaysia Roebuck.
Marana didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Roxi Singer and Madison Myers-Rebidas.
Red Mountain's victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.4 points per game. As for Marana, their win bumped their record up to 14-1.
Things could have been worse for Red Mountain, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Marana when the teams last played back in October. Can Red Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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