Rifle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the Eagle Valley Devils, falling 21-0. The Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Devils apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2019.
Rifle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Robert Magnuson and Blake Shaffer.
Keaden Lake continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Eagle Valley, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also throwing for 119 yards and a touchdown. Those 96 rushing yards gave Lake a new career-high.
Rifle's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Eagle Valley, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Rifle will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Steamboat Springs at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th. As for Eagle Valley, they will challenge Palisade at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eagle Valley will stroll in with a four game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their the sixth matchup with Palisade.
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