Two dominant guards in Penny Urquhart and Reyleigh Hess are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Littleton Lions will face off against the Windsor Wizards at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Littleton is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Littleton had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They snuck past the Wolverines with a 46-42 victory. The squad ran away with 38 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the win.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Littleton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacy Chandler, who scored 12 points along with five assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Urquhart, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Windsor stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against George Washington as Windsor made off with a 53-31 victory. Given Windsor's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while George Washington is ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Hess, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds. Brooklyn Jiricek was another key contributor, scoring six points along with six rebounds.
Littleton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Windsor, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Littleton have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Windsor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.5 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Littleton ended up a good deal behind Windsor in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, losing 48-33. Thankfully for Littleton, Hailee Wright (who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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