Football Preview: Eagle Valley Devils vs. Rifle Bears
Eagle Valley is 0-6 against Rifle since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Eagle Valley Devils will look to defend their home field against the Rifle Bears at 7:00 p.m. Eagle Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.8 points per game this season.
Eagle Valley will bounce into Friday's game after beating Glenwood Springs, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Eagle Valley came out on top against Glenwood Springs by a score of 28-21 two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Devils.
Keaden Lake went supernova for Eagle Valley, picking up 208 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Lake torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 89 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Colter Blakey, who threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns.
Eagle Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Malachi Barros. Another thorn in Glenwood Springs' side was James Bivins, who made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Rifle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Glenwood Springs 27-0.
Isaac Valencia put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 127 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Eagle Valley now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Rifle, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Eagle Valley has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 265.7 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Rifle, though, as they've been averaging only 53.7. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Eagle Valley was taken down by Rifle 31-3 in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Eagle Valley, Levi Warfel (who rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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