Mountain Ridge unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 21-7 to the Cactus Cobras. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Mountain Lions couldn't quite close it out.
Even if they lost, Mountain Ridge's defense still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Nicholas Motz and Jt Shaffer, who racked up four sacks between them.
Robert Bell went supernova For Cactus., picking up 146 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Bell got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 82 yards.
Looking ahead, Mountain Ridge will venture away from home to challenge Pinnacle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cactus, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Millennium at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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