Preview: Rock Canyon Jaguars vs. Arvada West Wildcats
Two dominant guards in Macoy Terry and Jordan Stremel are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rock Canyon Jaguars will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Arvada West Wildcats on February 24th. Rock Canyon knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Arvada West likes a good challenge.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rock Canyon had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Lobos with a sharp 67-42 victory. Rock Canyon pushed the score to 54-26 by the end of the third, a deficit Rocky Mountain cut but never quite recovered from.
Rock Canyon's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Terry, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and five assists, and Kasen Lehman, who scored 23 points along with four steals. Terry is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Reid Finch was another key contributor, scoring four points.
Meanwhile, even though Douglas County scored an imposing 68 points on Wednesday, Arvada West still came out on top. Arvada West narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Douglas County 70-68. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Arvada West.
Rock Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Arvada West, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
Everything came up roses for Rock Canyon against Arvada West in their previous meeting back in December of 2015 as the squad secured a 62-34 victory. Will Rock Canyon repeat their success, or does Arvada West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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