On Friday Valley Vista will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. After each having a week off, they and the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Valley Vista will be strutting in after a victory while Mountain Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Valley Vista finally turned things around against Willow Canyon last Friday. They really took it to the Wildcats for the full four quarters, racking up a 44-0 win at home. The Monsoon's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Damir Ilicic went supernova for Valley Vista, throwing for 364 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt. Nico Hernandez helped Ilicic out on the ground, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Valley Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 63-22 loss at the hands of Boulder Creek. The Mountain Lions were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Mountain Ridge's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Vince Norfolk, who rushed for 122 yards on only 14 carries, and Easton Mcclanahan, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Norfolk a new career-high in rushing yards.
Valley Vista's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Mountain Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-5.
Valley Vista suffered a grim 35-9 defeat to Mountain Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Valley Vista, Esaias Penniman (who threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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