On Thursday, Ralston Valley faced Grandview in a battle between two of the state's top teams. In a tight match that could have gone either way, the Ralston Valley Mustangs made off with a 10-9 win over the Grandview Wolves. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Ralston Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Colby Kurtz, Hunter Essenpreis, and Aiden Gee picked up one apiece. Essenpreis also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Ralston Valley got some further help from Matt Gates: he picked up two sacks, made 14 total tackles, and defended a pass.
When it comes to explaining why Grandview lost, don't look at Xay Neto. Despite the final result, he picked up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Ralston Valley pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Grandview, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Ralston Valley will welcome Mullen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Grandview, they will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against Legacy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Legacy focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.
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