Basketball Game Preview: Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy Lions vs. DSST: College View Wolves

The Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy Lions and the DSST: College View Wolves will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 24) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against KIPP Denver Collegiate, sneaking past 62-60.

Jackson Taylor and Prince-Michael Combs were among the main playmakers for Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy as the former dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 boards and the latter posted ten points. The dominant performance also gave Combs a new career-high in assists (four).

Meanwhile, DSST: College View had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 56-43 win over the Grizzlies. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Grizzlies are ranked 272nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

DSST: College View's win came from a few key players Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Joshua Sosa, who went 9 for 10 en route to 19 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 16 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaias Tomita, who dropped a triple-double on 14 points, ten assists, and ten steals.

DSST: College View has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-12.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.8 boards per game. However, it's not like DSST: College View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.8 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.