The Denver North Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the DSST: Montview Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Denver North has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Denver North is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Thomas Jefferson: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Denver North blew Thomas Jefferson out of the water with a 66-38 final score. The Vikings pushed the score to 59-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans had little chance of recovering from.
Eden Gutierrez
| 02/18/25 vs Thomas Jefferson | 23 |
| 01/28/25 vs Thomas Jefferson | 18 |
| 02/04/25 vs Regis Groff | 17 |
| 02/14/25 @ Thomas Jefferson | 16 |
| 12/10/24 @ Aurora Central | 16 |
| + 13 more games |
Denver North relied on the efforts of Adriana Ortiz, who posted 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and seven steals, and Eden Gutierrez, who went 9-for-15 to rack up 23 points and six boards. Gutierrez is becoming a predictor of Denver North's success: when she posts at least 15 points the team is 6-1 (and 6-7 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Sophia Guerrero, who earned four points and eight boards.
Denver North was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Thomas Jefferson only posted five assists.
Meanwhile, DSST: Montview entered their tilt with Lincoln on Tuesday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Lancers 45-25. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
Denver North is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points over those games. As for DSST: Montview, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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