It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Denver Jewish Day Tigers had no problem doing just that on Monday. They breezed by the Eagles on the road to the tune of 67-21. Denver Jewish Day has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 21 points or more this season.
Keenan Winnerman was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Lev Friedman, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Despite the loss, Rocky Mountain Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: Gavin Borchardt dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Borchardt hasn't dropped below three blocks for four straight games.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rocky Mountain Lutheran struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Denver Jewish Day racked up 24 assists.
Denver Jewish Day is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Rocky Mountain Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
Denver Jewish Day will face off against Front Range Baptist at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Front Range Baptist comes in on six and Denver Jewish Day on three. Rocky Mountain Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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