Rocky Mountain Lutheran is 1-9 against Denver Jewish Day since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Denver Jewish Day Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on February 19th. Rocky Mountain Lutheran comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last three games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran struggled with offensive rebounds on Tuesday (Front Range Baptist had 15 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Rocky Mountain Lutheran was dealt a 67-24 loss at the hands of Front Range Baptist. While losing is never fun, Rocky Mountain Lutheran can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while Front Range Baptist is ranked 137th).
Despite their loss, Rocky Mountain Lutheran saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Lynix Edmunds, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and three steals, was perhaps the best of all. Gavin Borchardt was another key contributor, scoring five points along with nine rebounds and five blocks.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rocky Mountain Lutheran struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Denver Jewish Day stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Denver Academy of Torah 53-32. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Denver Jewish Day.
Denver Jewish Day's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lev Friedman, who scored 11 points along with seven assists and three steals. Friedman hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Keenan Winnerman, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran's loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-17. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 24.4 points per game. As for Denver Jewish Day, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Rocky Mountain Lutheran have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Denver Jewish Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran took a serious blow against Denver Jewish Day when the teams last played back in January, falling 68-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Denver Jewish Day's Solly Bielsky, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Now that Rocky Mountain Lutheran knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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