The Middle Park Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Arvada Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Middle Park is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Last Saturday, Middle Park beat Arrupe Jesuit 47-38.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arvada). They claimed a resounding 61-21 win over Aurora West College Prep Academy. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-12.
Arvada's win came from a few key players Middle Park will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carmen Medina, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten boards. She also grabbed eight steals, which is notable because Arvada is 7-1 when she posts at least five steals, but 3-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Taylor Dye, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten assists.
Arvada was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.8 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 13.4.
Arvada is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29 points. As for Middle Park, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Middle Park skirted past Arvada 38-36 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middle Park since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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