The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will challenge the Boulder Creek Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Mountain Ridge focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up seven two weeks ago.
Mountain Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Millennium, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Mountain Ridge was ranked 17th). Mountain Ridge took a 23-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of Millennium.
Despite the defeat, Mountain Ridge saw an underclassman step up: Emma Langer picked up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 65 yards. Mountain Ridge also got a significant boost from Cameron Mailloux, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 120 yards.
Meanwhile, Boulder Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 24-3 to Casteel.
Mountain Ridge has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season. As for Boulder Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Mountain Ridge strolled past Boulder Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 16-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Ridge since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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