Basketball Recap: Denver Academy Drops Season-High Score on Rocky Mountain Lutheran

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Denver Academy). They took down the Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles 68-49 on Thursday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Mustangs with their most commanding win of the season.

Denver Academy was led to victory by Riley Allen and Luc Stanley. Allen almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine assists, while Stanley went 8 for 17 on his way to 21 points and five steals. Stanley's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Harrison Dority was another key player, putting up nine points.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Denver Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.

Rocky Mountain Lutheran lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Gavin Borchardt, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 21 boards. Borchardt is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Harris, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points.

Denver Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Rocky Mountain Lutheran, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Denver Academy will welcome Cripple Creek-Victor at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Denver Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season. As for Rocky Mountain Lutheran, it'll be Battle of the Birds when the Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles duke it out with the Two Roads Charter School Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.