Basketball Game Preview: Denver Jewish Day Tigers vs. Prairie Mustangs

Denver Jewish Day has gone a perfect 3-0 against Prairie recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. Having just played yesterday, the Denver Jewish Day Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Prairie Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Denver Jewish Day is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 61-49 win over Denver Academy of Torah on Wednesday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Solly Bielsky

Steals

02/19/25 vs Denver Academy of Torah	2
02/18/25 @ Loveland Classical	5
02/11/25 vs Golden View Classical Academy	5

Denver Jewish Day's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Solly Bielsky led the charge by putting up 16 points and eight rebounds. Bielsky has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jackson Brooks, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 14 boards.

Denver Jewish Day smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.

Meanwhile, Prairie had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Buffaloes by a score of 46-39.

Denver Jewish Day's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Prairie, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.

Everything went Denver Jewish Day's way against Prairie when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Denver Jewish Day made off with a 60-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Denver Jewish Day since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.