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| 01/31/25 - Home | 81-40 W |
| 01/14/25 - Away | 72-29 W |
| 01/02/24 - Home | 62-59 W |
| 01/03/23 - Away | 55-34 W |
Denver North waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They really took it to the Hinkley Thunder for the full four quarters, racking up an 81-40 win. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 26 points or more this season.
Denver North's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sammy Barajas, who posted seven points in addition to six assists and five steals. Barajas is becoming a predictor of Denver North's success: when he posts at least five steals the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Cheo Rodriguez was another key player, putting up nine points along with eight steals and seven boards.
Barajas wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Denver North was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hinkley only posted two assists.
Loss or not, Hinkley got some senior leadership from Marques Yarbough and Malachi Holden. Yarbough went 5 for 12 to rack up 12 points and seven rebounds, while Holden went 6 of 9 en route to 13 points and five boards.
Denver North pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.2 points over those games. As for Hinkley, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.
Denver North has already played their next game, a 58-56 victory against Regis Groff on the 4th. As for Hinkley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-39 defeat against Montbello on the 4th.
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