The Mountain View Mountain Lions's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Maricopa Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View will be strutting in after a win while Maricopa will be coming in after a loss.
Mountain View's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Nogales 42-0 on the road. The Mountain Lions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Liam Lewis and Ion Brin were among the main playmakers for Mountain View as the former rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries and the latter rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns. Those 110 rushing yards gave Lewis a new career-high. Another big playmaker for Mountain View was Diego Gomez, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a victory for Maricopa just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Tucson High Magnet School, falling 34-14.
Maricopa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Izaac Lopez, Terrence Coleman, and Clayton Neal picked up one apiece. Lopez also snagged an interception, which is notable because Maricopa is 3-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-2 otherwise.
Mountain View now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Maricopa, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Mountain View against Maricopa in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-14 win. In that game, Mountain View amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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