The Flatirons Academy Bison will square off against the Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles at TBD on Saturday. Flatirons Academy will be looking to extend their current 16-game winning streak.
With a playoff game on the line, Flatirons Academy rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They breezed by the Mustangs on the road to the tune of 90-12. Flatirons Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Emily Dehaan and Emma Cox were among the main playmakers for Flatirons Academy as the former almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds and the latter went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 42 points and 3 assists. It was the first time this season that Dehaan pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Annabelle Rakers, who scored ten points along with five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain Lutheran waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins but they left with four. They took down Front Range Baptist 36-22.
It was another big night for Ginny Shade, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Shade is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Thiel, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Flatirons Academy's victory bumped their record up to 19-1. As for Rocky Mountain Lutheran, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Flatirons Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Rocky Mountain Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.3 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything came up roses for Flatirons Academy against Rocky Mountain Lutheran in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 62-21 victory. In that matchup, Flatirons Academy amassed a halftime lead of 31-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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