Red Mountain entered their contest against Hamilton on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions fell just short of the Hamilton Huskies by a score of 30-28. The Mountain Lions have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Despite the loss, Red Mountain still got an impressive performance from Simon Lopez, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Bode Wagner was Lopez's top target, picking up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
It was another big night for Rich Lucero Jr., who threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 88 yards on only five carries for Hamilton. The dominant performance gave Lucero Jr. a new career-high in rushing yards. Hamilton also relied on Jeyvon (Tui) Tuipulotu, who's 50-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game.
Red Mountain's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Hamilton, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Red Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 43-38 defeat against Mountain View on the 8th. As for Hamilton, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-14 win against Chandler on the 8th.
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