Golden is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Green Mountain is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Golden Demons will host the Green Mountain Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Golden's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
Golden is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Dakota Ridge on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Golden had to suffer through an 89-56 loss at the hands of Dakota Ridge. The loss continues a trend for the Demons in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, everything went Green Mountain's way against Conifer on Tuesday as Green Mountain made off with a 65-44 win. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Lobos recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Golden better keep an eye on Simon Lunsford. He was instrumental in Green Mountain's win, almost dropping a double-double with 21 points and nine boards. The contest was Lunsford's third in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Jake Swanson, who posted ten points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Green Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Conifer only racked up seven assists.
Green Mountain's win bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Golden, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8.
Golden came up short against Green Mountain when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 55-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Green Mountain's Tre Gutierrez, who went 6 of 8 en route to 16 points. Now that Golden knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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