It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Arvada West can now relate to. They took a 24-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ralston Valley Mustangs on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 59 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the loss, Arvada West still got an impressive performance from Keegen Balistreri, who picked up 188 receiving yards and a touchdown. Logan Duhachek was another key player, having thrown for 272 yards and two touchdowns.
Zeke Andrews was his usual excellent self, rushing for 92 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 154 yards on ten of 17 attempts for Ralston Valley. The dominant performance gave Andrews a new career-high in rushing yards. Colton Stratman was another key player, rushing for 94 yards on only eight carries.
Arvada West has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season. As for Ralston Valley, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Arvada West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ralston Valley, they will be playing at home against Legend at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Legend will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Ralston Valley surely won't give up without a fight.
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