The Severance Silver Knights and the Village Mountaineers will face off at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Severance is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season.
Severance is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since December 11, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Pueblo South by a score of 55-53. The contest marked the Silver Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
12/13/24 @ Pueblo South | 8 |
01/31/24 @ Fort Morgan | 7 |
01/06/24 @ Lutheran | 7 |
01/09/24 @ Skyline | 6 |
01/30/24 vs Niwot | 6 |
Severance's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cannon Rank, who went 6 of 12 en route to 12 points along with eight assists and four steals, and Damarii Wright, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Rank a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Rodriguez, who posted four points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Severance smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Village was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. The contest between them and Riverdale Ridge didn't end well, with Village falling 69-51.
Severance's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2. As for Village, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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