ThunderRidge hasn't had much luck against Valor Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The ThunderRidge Grizzlies will host the Valor Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
ThunderRidge is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 51-0 loss at the hands of Mountain Vista. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked second).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Valor Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 34-6 win over Castle View. That 28 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Valor Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cash Spence, who rushed for 36 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Wilson Ptacek, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Valor Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Valor Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jack Brown and Israel Waitman.
ThunderRidge's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Valor Christian, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
ThunderRidge took a serious blow against Valor Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 41-7. Thankfully for ThunderRidge, Asher Weiner (who threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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