Ironwood Ridge came into Friday's match looking for another win against Mountain View, but Nicholas Horrocks wouldn't allow it. The Mountain View Mountain Lions came out on top against the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks by a score of 34-27 on Friday thanks in part to Horrocks, who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Mountain View didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Diego Gomez and Michael Davis.
Several Nighthawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaiden Martinez, who rushed for 117 yards, and also threw for 176 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Grant Dooling.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.8 points per game. As for Ironwood Ridge, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-2.
Mountain View will take on Cactus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Ironwood Ridge, they will host Kellis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kellis' defense has only allowed 10.5 points per game this season, so Ironwood Ridge's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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