The Denver Christian Thunder will take on the Manual Thunderbolts in a holiday battle at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Denver Christian will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Crowley County, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Thunder were the clear victors by a 60-39 margin over the Chargers on Saturday. The Thunder have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Denver Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jayden Cain, who shot 44% from the field en route to 18 points and six rebounds, and Rhodes Nwankwo, who went 5-for-7 on his way to 13 points. Zeke Swartwood was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.
Denver Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Manual put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Arvada, posting an 85-58 win.
Manual's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Denver Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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