The Cherry Creek Bruins will challenge the Valor Christian Eagles at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cherry Creek's defense has only allowed 14.9 points per game this season, so Valor Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Cherry Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Douglas County, who was ranked eighth at the time (Cherry Creek was ranked 14th). The Bruins fell 19-14 to the Huskies on Saturday. The Bruins have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Cherry Creek's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Addy Beck, who threw for 196 yards and two TDs, and Lizzie Harbaugh, who picked up 23 receiving yards and one score.
Cherry Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jalen Nelson and Kaitlin Schatz.
Meanwhile, Valor Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Ralston Valley on Saturday, taking the game 13-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
The critical scores for Valor Christian came from Grace Marino and Sophia Abar.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Valor Christian proved: they limited Ralston Valley to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Abar for the heroic effort on defense: she. Valor Christian didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.8.
Valor Christian's defense also made the game a nightmare for Kailyn Korkus, racking up eight sacks. Ralston Valley's QB won't forget Jade Harry anytime soon given she sacked her six times. Harry is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as she's now posted at least one in each of the last three games she's played.
Cherry Creek's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Valor Christian, their record is now 10-5.
