The Denver North Vikings will face off against the Lakewood Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Denver North, who comes in off a win.
Denver North took a loss when they played away from home back in December of 2024, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed back in December of 2024. They enjoyed a cozy 75-59 victory over Wheat Ridge. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their 30-point performance the game before.
| 12/19/24 vs Wheat Ridge | 12 |
| 01/02/24 vs Hinkley | 7 |
| 12/15/23 vs Englewood | 6 |
| 01/31/24 vs Thomas Jefferson | 5 |
| 01/26/24 vs Kennedy | 4 |
Sawyer Aubuchon and Sammy Barajas were among the main playmakers for Denver North as the former went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points along with six rebounds and four steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 assists. Those 12 assists gave Barajas a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cheo Rodriguez, who posted nine points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Denver North was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 45-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grand Junction. While losing is never fun, Lakewood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while Grand Junction is ranked 111th).
Denver North will have to keep a close watch on Marcus Bane and Ben Kerchner, a pair of players who had a big impact on Lakewood's prior game. Bane put up 16 points, while Kerchner had six points. That was a full 47.1% of Lakewood's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Quentin Wilson was another key player, putting up ten points and seven rebounds.
Denver North moved to 2-6 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
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