The Denver South Ravens will square off against the Ralston Valley Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Denver South: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Ralston Valley has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
Denver South is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Arvada West on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Ravens took a blow against the Wildcats, falling 45-7. The Ravens were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ralston Valley). They blew past Chatfield 55-22 on Friday. With the Mustangs ahead 42-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Zeke Andrews and Cash Williams. Andrews had a great game and threw for 257 yards and three TDs while completing 89.5% of his passes. Meanwhile, Williams was balling out in the loss, throwing for 205 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also rushing for 52 yards and one score.
Denver South's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Ralston Valley, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Denver South took a serious blow against Ralston Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 47-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Andrews, who threw for 201 yards and five TDs while completing 94.1% of his passes. Now that the Ravens know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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