On FridayRed Mountain's undefeated season almost came to an end. They skirted past the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots 16-14. The 16-point effort marked the Mountain Lions' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Simon Lopez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 235 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 75 yards.
Although ALA - Queen Creek took the loss, they still got scores from Brandon Brown and Boe Sparks.
Red Mountain's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for ALA - Queen Creek, they moved to 6-1 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Red Mountain will venture away from home to square off against Queen Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Queen Creek's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so Red Mountain's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for ALA - Queen Creek, they will welcome Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.4 points per game this season.
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