Arvada West is 0-10 against Ralston Valley since February of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Arvada West Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ralston Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ralston Valley will be up against a hot Arvada West squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Arvada West put the hurt on Chatfield with a sharp 72-47 win on Wednesday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Chargers are ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley came up short against Mountain Vista on Tuesday and fell 67-58. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Arvada West will have to keep a close watch on Tanner Braketa and Caiden Braketa, a pair of players who had a big impact on Ralston Valley's prior game. Tanner went 8-for-18 on his way to 19 points and five assists, while Caiden went 7-for-15 to rack up 21 points. Caiden is also on a roll when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 40% in the last 11 games he's played. Winston Patterson was another key player, putting up six boards and three blocks.
Arvada West's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Ralston Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 20-2.
Arvada West couldn't quite finish off Ralston Valley in their previous meeting on February 1st and fell 64-62. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Braketa, who went 6-for-12 en route to 17 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Now that Arvada West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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