The Adams City Eagles will face off against the Riverdale Ridge Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Adams City has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Riverdale Ridge will arrive with seven straight victories.
Adams City's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Broomfield on Thursday. They were beaten by the Eagles 61-0. While losing is never fun, Adams City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 189th, while Broomfield is ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, Riverdale Ridge never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-0 win over Longmont at home. Considering the Ravens have won five games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Isaiah Medina continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 271 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. What's more, he also racked up 16 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Diego Galvan was another key player, rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Another reason for the win was Riverdale Ridge's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Noah Orozco was especially locked on to Longmont's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Longmont's side was Colton Lancaster, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Adams City's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Riverdale Ridge, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Adams City was dealt a bruising 62-0 loss at the hands of Riverdale Ridge in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Adams City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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