The Riverdale Ridge Ravens are taking a road trip to square off against the Broomfield Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Riverdale Ridge sitting on eight straight victories and Broomfield on three.
Riverdale Ridge's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 47-0 win over Adams City. The result was nothing new for the Ravens , who have now won six matchups by 28 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Broomfield put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Grand Junction Central 42-0 at home. Considering the Eagles have won six games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Darien Jackson went supernova for Broomfield, throwing for 170 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. What's more, Jackson also racked up 22 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in November of 2023. Colin Torres was another key player, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Broomfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Broomfield's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 5.5 times. Leading the way was Ty Lacrue with two sacks.
Riverdale Ridge pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Broomfield, their record is now 7-1.
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