The Rifle Bears will head out to square off against the Glenwood Springs Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rifle is looking for their season's first victory.
Rifle is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Palisade on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bears were outmatched by the Bulldogs and fell 41-0. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, Glenwood Springs fell victim to Eagle Valley and their airtight defense on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 35-0 to the Devils, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The defeat continues a trend for the Demons in their meetings with the Devils: they've now lost three in a row.
Glenwood Springs now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Rifle, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Rifle took a serious blow against Glenwood Springs when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 27-0. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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