It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Mountain Ridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past the Shadow Ridge Stallions 24-21. That's more bragging rights for the Mountain Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mountain Ridge's defense made their presence known, laying out Talon Edwards. five times. Brody Hinks was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sackshimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Mountain Ridge got some further help from JT Shaffer: he made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Several Stallions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Max Cauley, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Xavier Armenta was another key rusher, rushing for 104 yards on only 11 carries.
Mountain Ridge's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. As for Shadow Ridge, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mountain Ridge will square off against Goldwater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Goldwater will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Shadow Ridge, they will face off against Boulder Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boulder Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Shadow Ridge likes a good challenge.
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