Ralston Valley is 6-0 against Mullen since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ralston Valley Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mullen Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Ralston Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Grandview, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Ralston Valley was ranked fourth). In a tight game that could have gone either way, Ralston Valley made off with a 10-9 win over Grandview. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
One reason for the win was Ralston Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Matt Gates and Brody Schaefer who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Mullen came up short against Castle View last Friday, falling 28-7.
Ralston Valley's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Mullen, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Ralston Valley took their win against Mullen in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 40-14. Does Ralston Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mullen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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