The Union Colony Prep Timberwolves's game last Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They snuck past Denver Academy with a 59-55 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Josiah Rodriguez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tanner Sarchet, who scored 15 points along with three steals.
Despite the defeat, Denver Academy had strong showings from Riley Allen, who scored 20 points, and Nolan Monasch, who scored 19 points. That was a full 34.5% of Denver Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Union Colony Prep has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-9 record this season. As for Denver Academy, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Union Colony Prep will take on the Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Front Range Baptist focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 last Friday. As for Denver Academy, they will be playing at home against the Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Lyons focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 last Thursday.