The Denver South Ravens will take on the Denver East Angels at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Denver South and four for Denver East.
Denver South is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Columbine on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Ravens took a blow against the Rebels, falling 41-7. The Ravens were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Meanwhile, Denver East was beaten by Ralston Valley 48-7 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Angels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Mustangs are ranked third).
Denver South will need to focus on slowing down Declan Macdonald, one of several Denver East players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 267 yards and one TD. A healthy portion of that aerial production (115 yards to be exact) went to Cazhjuan Campbell.
Denver East's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Denver South, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Denver South might still be hurting after the 33-8 loss they got from Denver East in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Ravens, Elijah West-Duah (who rushed for 149 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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