On Tuesday, Ralston Valley faced Valor Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ralston Valley Mustangs fell just short of the Valor Christian Eagles by a score of 60-57. The match marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Caiden Braketa
02/11/25 @ Valor Christian | 25 |
02/08/25 @ Chatfield | 15 |
02/06/25 @ Lakewood | 17 |
When it comes to explaining why Ralston Valley lost, don't look at Caiden Braketa. Despite the final result, he went 7-for-11 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points. Braketa's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Zeke Andrews was another key player, putting up ten points and five boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Valor Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Wynja, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Wynja a new career-high in blocks (three). Another player making a difference was Ryan Mandes, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 17 points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Ralston Valley fell to 19-1. As for Valor Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Coming up, Ralston Valley will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Columbine at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Ralston Valley has won ten straight at home dating back to last season, while Columbine won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Valor Christian, they will head out to challenge Lakewood at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakewood has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 19 straight losses, while Valor Christian will come in with seven straight victories.
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