The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will head out on the road to take on the Valley Vista Monsoon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Vista took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Red Mountain, who comes in off a win.
While Mountain Lions fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They blew past Mesa 42-10 on the road on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mountain Lions have posted since September 15, 2023.
Red Mountain can attribute much of their success to Simon Lopez, who threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
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 Chayton Gennicks and Jacob Redwing.
Meanwhile, Valley Vista took a blow against Mountain Pointe on Thursday, falling 45-6. The Monsoon haven't had much luck with the Pride recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Even if they lost, Valley Vista's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jovon Cooper was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
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