Douglas County is 1-9 against Regis Jesuit since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Douglas County Huskies will welcome the Regis Jesuit Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Douglas County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.
Douglas County is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 50-44 heartbreaker at the hands of Arapahoe. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Warriors are ranked ninth).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Roman Saiz, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Dale, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, Regis Jesuit came tearing into Monday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 70-64 win over the Bruins.
Regis Jesuit's win came from a few key players Douglas County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Eric Fiedler, who went 10 of 24 on his way to 31 points and five rebounds. The match was his 11th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Dickinson, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Regis Jesuit was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Regis Jesuit has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.4 points per game. As for Douglas County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Douglas County has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 23.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Regis Jesuit struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.5 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Douglas County couldn't quite finish off Regis Jesuit when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 66-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dickinson, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 boards. Now that Douglas County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
