On Thursday, Mountain Ridge faced O'Connor in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions skirted past the O'Connor Eagles 10-7. The win was nothing new for the Mountain Lions as they're now sitting on seven straight.
It was another big night for Cameron Mailloux, who rushed for 118 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown. She didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging three interceptions.
Mountain Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off six passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tahlia Hempen and Mailloux. Mountain Ridge got some further help from Hannah Hoffart: she picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Mountain Ridge's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.1 points per game. As for O'Connor, they moved to 13-4 with that defeat, which also ended their ten-game winning streak.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mountain Ridge beat O'Connor by a score of 21-10 on Wednesday.
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