Glenwood Springs has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Rifle Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Glenwood Springs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season.
Things were looking good for Glenwood Springs after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eagle Valley. That makes it the first time this season the Demons have let down their home crowd.
Even though they lost, Glenwood Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Glenwood Springs didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Griffin Sollars and Garrett Skwiot.
Meanwhile, Rifle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Palisade 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 46th).
Rifle wouldn't let Palisade keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jace Sexton was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Glenwood Springs' defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. As for Rifle, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Glenwood Springs has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 258.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Rifle, though, as they've been averaging only 81.5. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Glenwood Springs couldn't quite finish off Rifle in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 22-20. Thankfully for Glenwood Springs, Logan Gross (who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 283 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt) 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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