The Valor Christian Eagles will square off against the Ralston Valley Mustangs at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Valor Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.6 points per game this season.
Valor Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Valor Christian was ranked fourth). Valor Christian had just enough and edged Mountain View out 37-35. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Eagles, who until this matchup were averaging 13.33 points allowed.
Valor Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Sadie Lee. She is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as she's now made six or more in the last nine games she's played.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valor Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Ralston Valley rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Nighthawks as they made off with a 26-6 victory. Considering the Mustangs have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Valor Christian pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Ralston Valley, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Everything went Valor Christian's way against Ralston Valley in their previous meeting back in September, as Valor Christian made off with a 26-0 win. Will Valor Christian repeat their success, or does Ralston Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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