
Bison
01/14/25 vs Union Colony Prep | 55 |
01/18/25 vs Bishop Machebeuf | 33 |
01/28/25 vs Estes Park | 33 |
12/10/24 vs Mile High Academy | 30 |
01/10/25 vs Belleview Christian | 30 |
You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Flatirons Academy's strategy against Denver Jewish Day on Thursday. The Flatirons Academy Bison put the hurt on the Denver Jewish Day Tigers with a sharp 54-28 win. The Bison have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Flatirons Academy was led to victory by Annabelle Rakers and Claire Friedman. Rakers went 5 of 11 on her way to 12 points along with seven assists and five rebounds, while Friedman went 8 for 11 en route to 18 points and five boards. Geneva Van Lant also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Flatirons Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Denver Jewish Day only posted eight assists.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kaitlin Schatz, who posted 11 points. That was a full 39.3% of Denver Jewish Day's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bayla Milobsky, who had six points and 13 boards.
Flatirons Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.1 points per game. As for Denver Jewish Day, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
Flatirons Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 53-43 defeat against Gilpin County on the 31st. As for Denver Jewish Day, they will head out to square off against Girls Athletic Leadership School - Denver at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Denver Jewish Day is facing Girls Athletic Leadership School - Denver at the right time seeing as Girls Athletic Leadership School - Denver is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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