The Denver East Angels will challenge the Denver South Ravens at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Denver East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31 points per game this season.
Denver East is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Ralston Valley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Denver East came up short against Ralston Valley, falling 44-18. 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).
Denver East might have lost, but man, Sean Campbell was a machine: 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. Julian Rowse also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 80 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Denver South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 49-20 loss at the hands of Columbine. The Ravens were down 42-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Denver South saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Elijah Hargrove rushed for 100 yards on only nine carries. Those 100 rushing yards gave Hargrove a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Denver South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Denver East has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Denver South, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Denver East strolled past Denver South in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 31-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Denver East 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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