Two dominant guards in Miles McMonigle and Caiden Braketa are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Arapahoe Warriors are on the road again on Wednesday and plays the Ralston Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Arapahoe will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Ralston Valley is ranked tenth).
Last Saturday, Arapahoe ended up a good deal behind Eaglecrest and lost 70-51. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Arapahoe in their matchups with Eaglecrest: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past Chatfield, posting a 69-25 win at home. Ralston Valley has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Ralston Valley can attribute much of their success to Jarod Lovato, who scored 19 points, and Zeke Andrews, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lovato has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Braketa, who scored six points along with five assists.
Arapahoe has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season. As for Ralston Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Arapahoe came up short against Ralston Valley when the teams last played back in February of 2020, falling 63-52. Can Arapahoe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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