On Thursday, Mountain View faced Desert Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain View Toros won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Desert Ridge Jaguars 21-20.
Mountain View found their leader in underclassman Tierah Metcalf, who threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of her passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Despite the loss, Desert Ridge still got an impressive performance from Lexi Harper, who threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 72 yards. That's the most rushing yards Harper has posted since back in October of 2023.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Desert Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Mountain View will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Mesa at 6:00 p.m. Mountain View's defense has only allowed 9.5 points per game this season, so Mesa's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Desert Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Red Mountain at 6:00 p.m. Desert Ridge is facing Red Mountain at the right time seeing as Red Mountain is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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