Basketball Preview: D'Evelyn Jaguars vs. Sand Creek Scorpions
The D'Evelyn Jaguars will take on the Sand Creek Scorpions in a tournament on Wednesday. D'Evelyn is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
D'Evelyn will head into Saturday's matchup having proved themselves against Thompson Valley: D'Evelyn took a 48-point loss the last time they faced off against Thompson Valley, but they managed to turn things around on Saturday. D'Evelyn had just enough and edged Thompson Valley out 38-35.
D'Evelyn's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ellie McMann, who had 11 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals, and Rowan Moden, who had nine points. The dominant performance also gave Moden a new career-high in threes (three). Another player making a difference was Lyla Nagy, who posted six points plus three steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sand Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They secured a 31-26 W over Manitou Springs on Saturday.
Tahji Vinson was a one-man wrecking crew for Sand Creek as she almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine steals.
D'Evelyn's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Sand Creek, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
D'Evelyn came up short against Sand Creek in their previous meeting back in December of 2015, falling 59-48. Can D'Evelyn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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