Denver Waldorf hasn't had much luck against Denver Jewish Day recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Denver Waldorf Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Denver Jewish Day Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Denver Waldorf lost to Elbert on the road by a 70-52 margin.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 61 points the game before, Denver Jewish Day was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of Prairie by a score of 25-23. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Denver Waldorf will need to focus on slowing down Solly Bielsky, one of several Denver Jewish Day players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5-for-12 on his way to 13 points in addition to six boards and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Bielsky a new career-high in blocks (three). Another player making a difference was Michael Rafailov, who posted no points along with 11 rebounds and seven blocks.
Even though they lost, Denver Jewish Day smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Denver Jewish Day has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. Denver Waldorf's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
Denver Waldorf couldn't quite finish off Denver Jewish Day in their previous matchup on February 5th and fell 42-39. Can Denver Waldorf avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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