Basketball Game Preview: Thomas Jefferson Spartans vs. Denver North Vikings

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01/28/25 - Home	70-74 L
01/31/24 - Away	66-47 W
02/01/23 - Home	60-50 W
02/11/22 - Away	61-44 W
02/04/21 - Home	58-52 W
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Thomas Jefferson has gone 9-1 against Denver North recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Thomas Jefferson Spartans just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Denver North Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Thomas Jefferson is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Aurora Central: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Thomas Jefferson blew Aurora Central out of the water with a 72-40 final score. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Meanwhile, Denver North had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six last Thursday. They really took it to the Warriors for the full four quarters, racking up a 78-32 win. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Warriors are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Denver North's win came from a few key players Thomas Jefferson will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brayden Thornton, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 19 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Sawyer Aubuchon was another key player, putting up five points along with six rebounds and five steals.

Denver North was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montbello only posted three assists.

Thomas Jefferson pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.7 points. As for Denver North, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.

Thomas Jefferson came up short against Denver North in their previous matchup back in January, falling 74-70. Can Thomas Jefferson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.