The Green Mountain Rams will take on the D'Evelyn Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Green Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season.
On Wednesday, Green Mountain made easy work of Littleton and carried off a 53-32 win. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Lions are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Green Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Simon Lunsford, who went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points and eight rebounds. Lunsford is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Sam Mielenz, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 16 points.
Meanwhile, D'Evelyn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 20th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 59-38 to Golden. The Jaguars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-12.
Green Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.9 points per game. As for D'Evelyn, their loss dropped their record down to 0-18.
Everything went Green Mountain's way against D'Evelyn in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Green Mountain made off with an 87-65 victory. In that game, Green Mountain amassed a halftime lead of 53-30, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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