Football Recap: Keaden Lake Leads Eagle Valley to Victory over Rifle

By Team Reports Oct 27, 2024, 11:02am

Football Recap: Eagle Valley Devils vs. Rifle Bears

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Eagle Valley extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Keaden Lake. The Eagle Valley Devils blew past the Rifle Bears 21-0 on Friday thanks in part to Lake, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 119 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.

Eagle Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Xander Deherrera and Isaiah Gonzalez.

Eagle Valley's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Rifle, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Eagle Valley will host Palisade at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Palisade's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. As for Rifle, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Steamboat Springs at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th.

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