Preview: De Beque Dragons vs. North Park Wildcats
De Beque is 8-2 against North Park since January of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The De Beque Dragons will take on the North Park Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as De Beque comes in on five and North Park on three.
De Beque scored the most points they've had all season to find success last Thursday. They came out on top against Green River by a score of 70-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
De Beque found their leader in underclassman Jace Graham, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 23 rebounds. Graham has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Burke Largent, who scored 22 points along with six assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only North Park walked away with it. They took down the Trojans 55-38 on Thursday.
North Park's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gavin Pittington led the charge by scoring 16 points along with seven assists. Jace Cornelison was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
De Beque is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for North Park, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.
Keep an eye on the arc in Friday's matchup: De Beque have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 40.9% of their threes per game. It's a different story for North Park, though, as they've only made 29.3% of their threes this season. Given De Beque's sizable advantage in that area, North Park will need to find a way to close that gap.
De Beque beat North Park 52-44 in their previous meeting back in January. Does De Beque have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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