Basketball Game Preview: University Bulldogs vs. Denver West Cowboys

The University Bulldogs and the Denver West Cowboys will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.

While University didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Manitou Springs on Friday as University made off with a 70-50 win. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.

University's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gage Schminke, who posted 28 points. With that strong performance, Schminke is now averaging an impressive 17.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Coehn Nitzel, who earned 20 points.

Meanwhile, Denver West strolled past Middle Park with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 69-53.

Denver West's win came from a few key players University will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ari Cowens, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ngor AGU, who went 7 of 15 en route to 19 points and five assists.

Denver West was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

University's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Denver West, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. University hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 72.8 points per game. However, it's not like Denver West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 69.5 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.