The Ralston Valley Mustangs will take on the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ralston Valley has three straight wins, ThunderRidge has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ralston Valley's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mullen 27-0 at home. Given Ralston Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Mullen is ranked 40th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Zeke Andrews and his top target Levi Rillos. Andrews threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt while Rillos picked up 202 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for ThunderRidge's offense. They were outmatched by Arapahoe on the road and fell 48-0.
Ralston Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for ThunderRidge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Ralston Valley against ThunderRidge when the teams last played back in September of 2015 as the team secured a 42-0 victory. Will Ralston Valley repeat their success, or does ThunderRidge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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