The Desert Ridge Jaguars will head out to challenge the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Thursday, Desert Ridge lost to Hamilton on the road by a 35-21 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Desert Ridge had strong showings from Michael Alvarado, who picked up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Andre Gonzales, who threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Even if they lost, Desert Ridge's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Taevin Bean was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Red Mountain humbled Valley Vista with a 53-6 victory. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Monsoon are ranked 72nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Desert Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Red Mountain, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Desert Ridge came up short against Red Mountain in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 36-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Red Mountain's Simon Lopez, who rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. Now that Desert Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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