The Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles will face off against the Flatirons Academy Bison at TBD on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Rocky Mountain Lutheran sitting on four straight wins and Flatirons Academy on 16.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They strolled past Front Range Baptist with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 36-22.
Ginny Shade continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Rocky Mountain Lutheran's points. Another player making a difference was Sophia Thiel, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
In what's become a running theme this season, Flatirons Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mile High Academy 90-12 on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 51-3.
Flatirons Academy had a senior duo take command as Emma Cox went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 42 points and 3 assists and Emily Dehaan almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cox has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Annabelle Rakers, who scored ten points along with five assists and three steals.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Flatirons Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 19-1.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Rocky Mountain Lutheran have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Flatirons Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran was taken down by Flatirons Academy 62-21 in their previous matchup back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rocky Mountain Lutheran was down 31-6.
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