The Eagle Valley Devils will square off against the Lutheran Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Eagle Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 matches.
Last Thursday, Eagle Valley got the win against Battle Mountain by a conclusive 68-43. The Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lutheran posted their biggest win since December 5, 2024 on Thursday. They breezed by Air Academy to the tune of 60-31. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Kadets are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eagle Valley better focus on containing Kade Speckman and Landon Hastedt as the pair were huge in Lutheran's win. Speckman went 9 of 11 en route to 22 points along with six rebounds and four steals, while Hastedt went 6 for 9 on his way to 16 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Hastedt a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Hudson Raymond, who posted six points.
Eagle Valley has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.6 points per game. As for Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
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