The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will square off against the Williams Field Black Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Red Mountain sitting on four straight wins and Williams Field on three.
Red Mountain's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Downey offense got past them. Red Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Downey on Friday, sneaking past 35-32. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked eighth in Arizona, while the Vikings are ranked 47th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Red Mountain's victory came down to the chemistry between Simon Lopez and his top target Bode Wagner. Lopez threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes while Wagner gained 199 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Wagner a new career-high in rushing yards.
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 Tyreke Cornett and Logan Haynie.
Meanwhile, everything went Williams Field's way against Desert Ridge on Friday as Williams Field made off with a 30-6 win. The Black Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 24 points or more this season.
Red Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Williams Field, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Red Mountain strolled past Williams Field in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 40-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Mountain since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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