It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Denver Christian Thunder had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 62-53 victory over the Eagles. The win was nothing new for Denver Christian as they're now sitting on four straight.
Denver Christian had a senior duo take command as Jackson Schroder went 7 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points and 5 assists and Brayden Epperhart almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Schroder has scored all season. Ryan Wind was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Wray lost, one person who can't be blamed is AB Ruiz. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 39.6% of Wray's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Adonay Gonzalez, who scored eight points along with seven assists.
Wray struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Denver Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Wray, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Denver Christian is on the road again on Thursday and plays Merino at 5:30 p.m. on March 7th. Denver Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven games -- so hopefully Merino likes a good challenge. Wray does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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