Football Preview: Riverdale Ridge Ravens vs. Golden Demons
Two dominant signal callers in Isaiah Medina and Thatcher Matthews are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Riverdale Ridge Ravens will be playing at home against the Golden Demons at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Riverdale Ridge will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Last Friday, Riverdale Ridge took their contest with ease, bagging a 49-21 win over Grand Junction Central. With the Ravens ahead 28-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Diego Galvan, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 173 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Medina was another key player, throwing for 144 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Golden). They came out on top against Highlands Ranch by a score of 50-41 last Friday.
Golden found their leader in sophomore Matthews, who rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Matthews was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 61 yards. Colin Meier also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Riverdale Ridge's record is now 9-1. As for Golden, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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