Basketball Game Preview: Standley Lake Gators vs. Golden Demons

The Standley Lake Gators will head out on the road to square off against the Golden Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Standley Lake is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.

Standley Lake is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing D'Evelyn: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Standley Lake blew D'Evelyn out of the water with a 63-19 final score. The Gators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 24 points or more this season.

Derrek Sims

Steals (Career)

02/13/25 @ D'Evelyn	7
01/17/25 vs Summit	6
01/15/25 @ Longmont	5
12/12/24 @ Centaurus	5
02/07/24 @ Golden	5

Standley Lake's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Derrek Sims, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 14 points along with seven steals and five assists. Those seven steals gave Sims a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Titus Schrecengost, who made all 6 shots he took to post 16 points and five assists.

Meanwhile, Golden played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Green Mountain, falling 65-42. The Demons haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Standley Lake pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28 points. As for Golden, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.

Standley Lake didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Golden in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 57-53 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Golden's Leif Hansen, who went 11-for-16 en route to 30 points and seven boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Standley Lake still be able to contain Hansen? There's only one way to find out.