The Dakota Ridge Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Sierra Stallions at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Dakota Ridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Saturday, Dakota Ridge strolled past Wheat Ridge with points to spare, taking the game 48-29. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Farmers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Darian Lewis
| 02/22/25 @ Wheat Ridge | 10 |
| 02/03/25 @ Lakewood | 9 |
| 12/20/24 vs Smoky Hill | 8 |
| 12/02/23 vs Mesa Ridge | 7 |
| 01/29/25 vs Standley Lake | 6 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dakota Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darian Lewis, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Lewis a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Emery Bowman, who on her way to 13 points in addition to seven steals and five boards.
Meanwhile, Sierra lost to Vista Ridge at home by a 52-37 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Wolves are ranked 41st).
Dakota Ridge will have to keep a close watch on Shetara Roebuck and Ziyon Nicholson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Sierra's prior game. Roebuck posted 16 points and three steals, while Nicholson had ten points. Roebuck has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Stasia Calhoun-Pope also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Dakota Ridge's win bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Sierra, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.
Dakota Ridge came up short against Sierra when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 43-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sierra's Deja Burns, who almost dropped a triple-double with nine points, 11 rebounds, and 16 blocks. Now that Dakota Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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