On Saturday, Mountain View faced Douglas County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Mountain View Mountain Lions' way against the Douglas County Huskies as the Mountain View Mountain Lions made off with a 40-14 win. Fans of the Mountain Lions have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Mountain View's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mason Premer, who threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.3% of her passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. Gwynneth Marks was another key receiver, picking up 115 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Mountain View didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kendal Finley and Marks. Marks' receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked her third straight game with at least 115 receiving yards.
Although Douglas County took the loss, they still got scores from Nevaeh Goble and Reilly Covert.
Mountain View pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Douglas County, the loss snapped their losing streak at eight games and leaves them with a 8-4 record.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Ponderosa the next time they take the field. Douglas County will head out to face Ponderosa at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Mountain View will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.
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