Ralston Valley and Columbine are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Ralston Valley Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Columbine Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ralston Valley will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 40-point they dealt Denver South on Thursday. Ralston Valley simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Denver South 47-7 at home. With that win, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 28.1 points per game.
Zeke Andrews continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 201 yards and five touchdowns while completing 94.1% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Rillos, who picked up 35 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Columbine put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Arvada West as Columbine made off with a 35-14 victory. Columbine's win was all the more impressive since the Wildcats were averaging only 13.29 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for James Basinger, who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 375 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in 21 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Columbine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lijah Vialpondo and Cameron Powell.
Ralston Valley pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Columbine, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Ralston Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 162 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Columbine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 371.9. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Ralston Valley lost to Columbine on the road by a decisive 30-14 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Ralston Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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