The Eagle Valley Devils will head out to take on the Grand Junction Central Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Eagle Valley ended up a good deal behind Canon City and lost 49-35. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (32), the Devils still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction Central came up short against Grand Junction on Friday, falling 35-14.
Eagle Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Grand Junction Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Eagle Valley barely slipped by Grand Junction Central when the teams last played back in November of 2015, winning 19-18. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Grand Junction Central's Ej Barrera, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 218 yards and a touchdown on only 19 passes. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Eagle Valley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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