Football Recap: Grand Junction Central Warriors vs. Riverdale Ridge Ravens
If Grand Junction Central was riding high fresh off their 40-14 takedown of Longmont last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Grand Junction Central Warriors were dealt a 49-21 defeat at the hands of the Riverdale Ridge Ravens on Friday. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Although Grand Junction Central took the loss, they still got scores from Asher Carter, Jaime Padilla, and Jeremy Griffith.
Grand Junction Central wouldn't let Riverdale Ridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Caden Morford, Tyler Stillson, and Isaiah Lemon picked up one apiece. Stillson has been hot recently, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Diego Galvan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Riverdale Ridge, rushing for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Galvan a new career-high in rushing yards. Isaiah Medina was another key player, throwing for 144 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Grand Junction Central's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Riverdale Ridge, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Grand Junction Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Riverdale Ridge, they will challenge Golden at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverdale Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.2 points per game this season.
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