The Denver East Angels will challenge the Ralston Valley Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Denver East has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Ralston Valley will come in with eight straight victories.
Denver East's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Arvada West on Friday. They took a blow against the Wildcats, falling 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Angels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Wildcats are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley strolled past Columbine with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 35-21.
Denver East better keep an eye on Zeke Andrews. He was instrumental in Ralston Valley's win, throwing for 273 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 100 yards and one score on only ten carries. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Blomquist, who rushed for 59 yards and a pair of TDs.
Ralston Valley's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Denver East, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Denver East might still be hurting after the 44-18 loss they got from Ralston Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Andrews, who rushed for 85 yards and one score, and also threw for 125 yards and one touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Now that the Angels 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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