Mountain View couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 25-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palo Alto Vikings on Friday. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Mountain View still got an impressive performance from Diego Ortega-Gerow, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Ortega-Gerow a new career-high in rushing yards.
Isaiah Phillips was nothing short of spectacular for Palo Alto: he rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Phillips' longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jake Wang was another key player, gaining 48 total yards and two touchdowns.
Mountain View will head out to face off against Leigh at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Palo Alto, they will take on Oak Grove at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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