The Vista PEAK Prep Bison will face off against the Denver East Angels at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Vista PEAK Prep earned a 73-63 victory over Denver South. The win was all the more spectacular given the Bison's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Ravens are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Denver East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 65-62 heartbreaker at the hands of George Washington. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (55), the Angels still had to take the loss.
Vista PEAK Prep will need focus on slowing down MAURICE FULTCHER, one of several Denver East players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points along with six boards and four steals. With that strong performance, FULTCHER is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Another player making a difference was JAMES MURRAY, who went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points and eight rebounds.
Denver East's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Vista PEAK Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Vista PEAK Prep came up short against Denver East in their previous matchup back in January, falling 65-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Denver East's LANDON EDWARDS, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 14 points in addition to seven boards and four blocks. Now that Vista PEAK Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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