A victory for Denver East just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 44-18 to the Ralston Valley Mustangs. 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 27th, while the Mustangs are ranked fourth).
When it comes to explaining why Denver East lost, don't look at Sean Campbell. Despite the final result, he rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Campbell's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 115 rushing yards. Denver East also got help from Julian Rowse, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.
Ralston Valley was led to victory by Ethan Shirazi and Zeke Andrews. Shirazi rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, while Andrews rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Shirazi a new career-high in rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Denver East and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Ralston Valley, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Denver East will square off against Denver South at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Denver East is facing Denver South at the right time seeing as Denver South is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Ralston Valley, they will face off against Arvada West at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ralston Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Arvada West likes a good challenge.
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