Eagle Valley is 2-7 against Glenwood Springs since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Eagle Valley Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Glenwood Springs Demons at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Eagle Valley took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Steamboat Springs at home to the tune of 49-14. Considering the Devils have won three games by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Glenwood Springs got the win against Conifer on Friday by a conclusive 39-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Demons.
Among those leading the charge was Jerick Sorensen, who rushed for 77 yards, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Glenwood Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
The victory got Eagle Valley back to even at 3-3. As for Glenwood Springs, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Eagle Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Glenwood Springs when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 19-16. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eagle Valley since the squad 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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