The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Shadow Ridge Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Ridge will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Mountain Ridge took a loss when they played away from home on October 4th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Valley Vista 38-36. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Mountain Lions as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mountain Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 81.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 149.7.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 26-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Apollo.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Xavier Armenta, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Robert Perry also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 83 receiving yards.
Mountain Ridge's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Shadow Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Mountain Ridge strolled past Shadow Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 26-7. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Armenta, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mountain Ridge still be able to contain Armenta? There's only one way to find out.
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