The Denver Jewish Day Tigers will head out to square off against the Front Range Baptist Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Denver Jewish Day is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Denver Waldorf by a score of 64-57 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Front Range Baptist took on Rocky Mountain Lutheran on Tuesday. Front Range Baptist strolled past Rocky Mountain Lutheran with points to spare, taking the game 57-42. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Front Range Baptist's win came from a few key players Denver Jewish Day will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ethan Pierce, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds. Mark Sutton was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and 11 boards.
Front Range Baptist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 46 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Front Range Baptist pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points over those games. As for Denver Jewish Day, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Denver Jewish Day couldn't quite finish off Front Range Baptist in their previous meeting on February 10th and fell 61-59. Can Denver Jewish Day avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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