The Mountain View Mountain Lions will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Nogales Apaches at 7:00 p.m. Nogales took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mountain View, who comes in off a win.
Mountain View is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since October 20, 2023 on Friday. Everything went their way against Flowing Wells as Mountain View made off with a 37-13 win. The Mountain Lions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Nicholas Horrocks went supernova for Mountain View, rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Horrocks is becoming a predictor of Mountain View's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Gomez, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mountain View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 440 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Nogales was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 34-0 loss at the hands of Maricopa.
Mountain View's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. As for Nogales, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Mountain View against Nogales in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the team 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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