Mountain Ridge unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost to the Cactus Cobras at home by a 21-7 margin on Friday. The contest 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 was a one-man wrecking crew For Cactus. as he picked up 146 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bell really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 82 yards.
Coming up, Mountain Ridge will square off against Pinnacle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cactus, they will face off against Millennium at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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