The D'Evelyn Jaguars are taking a road trip to challenge the Green Mountain Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. D'Evelyn is looking for their season's first victory.
D'Evelyn is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Golden on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. D'Evelyn came up short against Golden, falling 59-38. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Demons are ranked 121st).
Meanwhile, everything went Green Mountain's way against Littleton on Wednesday as Green Mountain made off with a 53-32 win. The Rams pushed the score to 48-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Green Mountain's win came from a few key players D'Evelyn will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Simon Lunsford, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 17 points and eight boards. He is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. Sam Mielenz was another key player, going 6 of 10 en route to 16 points.
Green Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.9 points per game. As for D'Evelyn, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
D'Evelyn might still be hurting after the 87-65 loss they got from Green Mountain when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Thankfully for D'Evelyn, Austin Beeson (who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points and five assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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