Preview: Severance Silver Knights vs. Frederick Golden Eagles
The Severance Silver Knights will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Frederick Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Severance is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 13 games.
Even though Roosevelt scored an imposing 57 points on Tuesday, Severance still came out on top. Severance took their match against Roosevelt 69-57. Given Severance's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while Roosevelt is ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Severance to victory, but perhaps none more so than John Flowers, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Damarii Wright, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Frederick pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Thompson Valley 62-56.
Severance pushed their record up to 18-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Frederick, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Severance beat Frederick 53-41 in their previous matchup back in January. Does Severance have another victory up their sleeve, or will Frederick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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