After a string of seven wins, Ironwood Ridge's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 34-27 to the Mountain View Mountain Lions. The Nighthawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mountain Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
Ironwood Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jaiden Martinez, who rushed for 117 yards, and also threw for 176 yards and a touchdown. Another pass catcher making a difference was Grant Dooling, who gained 100 total yards and a touchdown.
Nicholas Horrocks was a one-man wrecking crew for Mountain View as he rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Horrocks has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Damien Wallace, who threw for 140 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes.
Ironwood Ridge's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for Mountain View, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Ironwood Ridge will square off against Kellis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ironwood Ridge will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Mountain View, they will head out on the road to take on Cactus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.6 points per game this season.
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