Mountain Ridge lost a heartbreaker on Friday after a huge 21-point win in their prior game. They fell just short of the O'Connor Eagles by a score of 28-25. The Mountain Lions gained 144 more yards on the day, but it was the Eagles that made the best use of them.
Mountain Ridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Fernandez, who picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown. Fernandez got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 58 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Lukas Baughman, who threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns.
Bentley Corbin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 213 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry for O'Connor. Those 213 rushing yards gave Corbin a new career-high.
The defeat snapped Mountain Ridge's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-6 record. As for O'Connor, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-6.
Mountain Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for O'Connor, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-28 loss against Queen Creek on the 15th.
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