A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals duke it out with the Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elizabeth has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Elizabeth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Village 72-55 on Thursday. The score was all tied up 33-33 at the break, but the Cardinals were the better team in the second half.
Cohen Steinke
| 02/20/25 vs Village | 6 |
| 02/17/25 vs Sierra | 3 |
| 02/14/25 @ Sand Creek | 5 |
| 02/07/25 vs Weld Central | 6 |
| 02/06/25 @ Sierra | 4 |
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Elizabeth found their leader in sophomore Cohen Steinke, who went 8-for-14 to rack up 20 points along with eight assists and six boards. Steinke has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. Bryan Jeffs was another key player, putting up 16 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Elizabeth smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 65-49 to Peak to Peak. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Pumas are ranked 21st).
Elizabeth will have to contain Josh Neely as he made an impact in Jefferson Academy's last game. He went 10-for-21 en route to 25 points. That was a full 51% of Jefferson Academy's points, marking the third time in a row Neely has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Riley Prevost, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten boards.
Jefferson Academy's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Elizabeth, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Elizabeth has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Jefferson Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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