The Mountain View Spartans will challenge the Burlingame Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View has given up an average of 41.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mountain View is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They had to suffer through a 54-16 loss at the hands of King's Academy. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 615th, while the Knights are ranked 261st).
Meanwhile, Burlingame beat Capuchino 14-6 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Mountain View better keep an eye on Will Armstrong. He was instrumental in Burlingame's win, picking up 149 receiving yards and one touchdown, while also throwing for 55 yards and one TD. Those 149 receiving yards gave Armstrong a new career-high. Burlingame also got a significant boost from Nathaniel Ordonez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
Burlingame's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Mountain View, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Mountain View suffered a grim 43-17 defeat to Burlingame in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Spartans, Lucas Kirk (who rushed for 174 yards and three scores on only 13 carries, and also picked up 38 receiving yards and one TD) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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