Valor Christian has gone 8-0 against Mountain Vista recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Valor Christian Eagles will face off against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after five-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Valor Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Ralston Valley, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Valor Christian was ranked second). Valor Christian enjoyed a cozy 34-17 victory over Ralston Valley on Friday. Valor Christian's win was all the more impressive since the Mustangs were averaging only 16.6 points allowed on the season.
Valor Christian relied on the efforts of Chase Hanosh, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Dawson Olk, who threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Hanosh's longest rush was for an incredible 97 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valor Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista humbled Overland with a 55-6 victory. Fans of the Golden Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Austyn Modrzewski, who threw for 153 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Jack Blais got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Valor Christian pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Mountain Vista, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Valor Christian has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 155.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Mountain Vista has preferred to attack from the air: they average 342.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Valor Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Mountain Vista when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 39-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valor Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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