The Severance Silver Knights and the D'Evelyn Jaguars squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Severance Silver Knights had to settle for second. They were the victim of a rough 67-41 loss at the hands of the Jaguars. While losing is never fun, Severance can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while D'Evelyn is ranked 19th).
D'Evelyn was led to victory by Macy Scheer and Peyton Marvel. Scheer almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds, while Marvel dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 rebounds. Marvel is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ingrid Dalla, who scored 11 points along with five assists and five steals.
Severance has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season. As for D'Evelyn, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Severance does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for D'Evelyn, they will square off against University at TBD on Saturday. D'Evelyn is coming into the contest with nine straight wins on the road, so University will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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