Mountain Ridge hasn't had much luck against O'Connor recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will look to defend their home field against the O'Connor Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mountain Ridge will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 21-point they dealt Goldwater on Friday. Mountain Ridge put the hurt on Goldwater with a sharp 42-21 victory. The Mountain Lions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Mountain Ridge's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lukas Baughman, who threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Baughman a new career-high in rushing yards (17). Another player making a difference was Vince Norfolk, who gained 97 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, O'Connor posted their biggest victory since August 30th on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 56-36 margin over Valley Vista.
Bentley Corbin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 190 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 71 receiving yards. O'Connor also got help from Quvohn Lewis, who showed off his sure hands for 85 receiving yards.
O'Connor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 384 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valley Vista only rushed for 48.
The win (which was Mountain Ridge's third in a row) raised their record to 4-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.7 points per game. As for O'Connor, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6.
Mountain Ridge took a serious blow against O'Connor when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 49-7. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mountain Ridge was down 28-7.
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