After a string of ten wins, the Denver West Cowboys's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 70-58 to Manual. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the loss, Denver West still got an impressive performance from Jayden Volion, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. That's the first time this season that Volion pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jacob Dallas, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds.
Denver West's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-1. As for Manual, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Denver West the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Hinkley at 7:00 p.m. on January 16th. Hinkley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 270th, while Denver West is ranked 82nd). As for Manual, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Forge Christian at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Forge Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches.
