The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will challenge the Liberty Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Red Mountain is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Red Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked 12th at the time (Red Mountain was ranked fifth). The Mountain Lions came out on top against the Toros by a score of 24-17 on Thursday.
The critical scores for Red Mountain came from Gracie-Lin Gonzales and Cadence McCanless.
Red Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Audrey Pacheco and McCanless.
Meanwhile, Liberty beat O'Connor 28-21 on Thursday.
Liberty's win came from a few key players Red Mountain will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Makenna Johnson, who picked up 123 receiving yards and two scores. She didn't just play on offense: she also made four total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Sophia Partida was another key player, throwing for 306 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74% of her passes.
Red Mountain's win bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Liberty, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
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