Mountain View gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They skirted past the Gilbert Tigers 23-21. This was payback for the Mountain Lions, who suffered a 27-21 loss the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Mountain View came from Emanuel Vigil Castillo, Nicholas Horrocks, and Michael Davis.
Mountain View wouldn't let Gilbert keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mountain View can thank Jason Pogue and Marcos Gradillas for forcing both of them. Pogue didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made three total tackles.
When it comes to explaining why Gilbert lost, don't look at Zach Thompson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Thompson got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 70 yards.
Mountain View is headed away from home for the first time to square off against Horizon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Gilbert, they will challenge ALA - Gilbert North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Gilbert focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.
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