Basketball Game Preview: Overland Trailblazers vs. Regis Jesuit Raiders

The Overland Trailblazers will challenge the Regis Jesuit Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Overland has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Regis Jesuit will come in with three straight victories.

Last Saturday, Overland came up short against Broomfield and fell 80-72. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in December of 2024 (69), the Trailblazers still had to take the loss.

Overland might have lost, but man, Tj Manuel was a machine: he went 7 of 13 on his way to 20 points. The dominant performance gave Manuel a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Siraaj Ali, who posted 17 points and five assists.

Even though they lost, Overland was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Regis Jesuit won against Cherokee Trail on Saturday with 73 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Monday. Everything went Regis Jesuit's way against Horizon as Regis Jesuit made off with a 73-52 win. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 21 points or more this season.

Regis Jesuit's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points per game. As for Overland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

Overland came up short against Regis Jesuit in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 72-65. Will Overland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.