Basketball Game Preview: D'Evelyn Jaguars vs. Brighton Bulldogs

Having just played yesterday, the D'Evelyn Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Brighton Bulldogs at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (D'Evelyn has 14 straight wins, Brighton has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

D'Evelyn will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 36-point drubbing they dealt Littleton on Friday. D'Evelyn blew past Littleton 58-22. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 25 points or more this season.

D'Evelyn found their leader in sophomore Colleen Monahan, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Monahan a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Giada Lampert, who posted 11 points and five steals.

D'Evelyn 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 eight offensive boards in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Brighton came up short against Northglenn on Thursday and fell 51-40.

D'Evelyn pushed their record up to 14-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.1 points per game. As for Brighton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.