The Legend Titans will venture away from home to square off against the Ralston Valley Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Legend comes in on eight and Ralston Valley on six.
Legend is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Arapahoe with a 24-20 victory.
The critical scores for Legend came from Champ Jones, Jaden Lawrence, and Kellen Marchand. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Farley, who threw for 109 yards and a touchdown.
Legend wouldn't let Arapahoe keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Legend can thank Tatum O'Donnell and Thomas Crowe for forcing all of them. O'Donnell has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley faced Arvada West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Ralston Valley came out on top against Arvada West by a score of 24-12.
Zeke Andrews was his usual excellent self, rushing for 92 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 154 yards on ten of 17 attempts. Those 92 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Colton Stratman was another key player, rushing for 94 yards on only eight carries.
Ralston Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ralston Valley's defense and their five sacks. Arvada West's QB won't forget Carter Coorough anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Ralston Valley's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.6 points. As for Legend, their record now sits at 10-1.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Legend has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 217.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ralston Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 170. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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