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| 02/11/25 - Home | 60-57 W |
| 01/17/25 - Away | 58-65 L |
| 02/06/24 - Away | 54-47 W |
| 01/10/24 - Home | 68-55 W |
| 02/07/23 - Home | 82-63 W |
| + 5 more games |
Valor Christian and Ralston Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Valor Christian Eagles will square off against the Ralston Valley Mustangs on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Valor Christian comes in on 12 and Ralston Valley on three.
Valor Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Arapahoe as Valor Christian made off with a 70-48 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley faced Denver South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Ralston Valley walked away with a 79-72 win over Denver South.
Ralston Valley's win came from a few key players Valor Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Samson Wright, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 boards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tanner Braketa, who went 7-for-11 to rack up 21 points and six assists.
Ralston Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They racked up nine more assists than Denver South's also-impressive total of 15.
Ralston Valley's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.1 points over those games. As for Valor Christian, their win bumped their record up to 21-4.
Valor Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Ralston Valley when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 60-57. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ralston Valley's Caiden Braketa, who shot 64% from beyond the arc en route to 25 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Valor Christian still be able to contain Braketa? There's only one way to find out.
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