The Ralston Valley Mustangs will take on the Doherty Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ralston Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.
Ralston Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Grandview, who was ranked first at the time (Ralston Valley was ranked 17th). Ralston Valley fell 48-41 to Grandview on Wednesday. The contest marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
| 01/08/25 vs Grandview | 19 |
| 01/04/25 @ Highlands Ranch | 34 |
| 12/17/24 @ Fountain-Fort Carson | 23 |
| 12/14/24 vs Broomfield | 15 |
| 12/12/24 vs Rock Canyon | 21 |
Despite the loss, Ralston Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Santana Sabus almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. The matchup was Sabus' 11th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Sammi Madden, who posted six points.
Meanwhile, Doherty was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 41-40 to Chaparral.
Defeat or not, Doherty got some senior leadership from Elliana Adams and Kaity Driskell. Adams dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds, while Driskell put up nine points. The dominant performance gave Adams a new career-high in points.
Even though they lost, Doherty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chaparral only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
Ralston Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Doherty, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Ralston Valley strolled past Doherty in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 51-36. Will Ralston Valley repeat their success, or does Doherty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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