Football Preview: Rifle Bears vs. Glenwood Springs Demons
Rifle is on a three-game streak of home losses, Glenwood Springs a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Rifle Bears will welcome the Glenwood Springs Demons at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Rifle's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Palisade on Friday. They were beaten by the Bulldogs 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 46th).
Rifle wouldn't let Palisade keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jace Sexton was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Glenwood Springs entered their match against Eagle Valley on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Glenwood Springs fell 28-21 to Eagle Valley. While the Demons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Devils 7-0 in the first quarter.
Even though they lost, Glenwood Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Glenwood Springs didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Griffin Sollars and Garrett Skwiot.
Rifle's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Glenwood Springs, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3.
Rifle came out on top in a nail-biter against Glenwood Springs in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 22-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Glenwood Springs' Joaquin Sandoval, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Rifle to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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