The Highland Rams will head out to challenge the Mountain View Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Highland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Madison, who was ranked ninth at the time (Highland was ranked 17th). The Rams took a 28-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bobcats on Friday.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Mountain View's strategy against Meridian on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Mavericks blew the Warriors out of the water with a 41-0 final score. The result was nothing new for the Mavericks, who have now won four matchups by 35 points or more so far this season.
Highland better keep an eye on Henry Nelson. He was instrumental in Mountain View's win, throwing for 248 yards and five TDs while completing 89.5% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Nelson a new career-high in passer rating (168.3). Denton Wilson was Nelson's top target, picking up 103 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Mountain View proved: they limited Meridian to a paltry 1.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Bill Mutua for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mountain View's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.8.
Mountain View's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Mutua was the leader with two. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with seven.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.5 points on average over those games. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Highland came up short against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, falling 30-24. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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