Denver Jewish Day and Granada squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Denver Jewish Day had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Granada Bobcats by a score of 62-59. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Denver Jewish Day still got an impressive performance from Solly Bielsky, who posted 25 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. That was a full 42.4% of Denver Jewish Day's points, marking the fourth time in a row Bielsky has earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Michael Rafailov, who went 5-for-9 en route to 12 points and eight boards.
Granada's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maddox Coleman, who shot 57% from the field to rack up 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which Coleman has scored at least a third of Granada's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Pizarro, who scored 20 points.
Denver Jewish Day's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Granada, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-6.
Denver Jewish Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Granada, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 53-50 defeat against Flatirons Academy on the 8th.
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