The Pine Creek Eagles will face off against the Cherry Creek Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pine Creek will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
Pine Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 45-37 victory over Ralston Valley.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cherry Creek). They really took it to Columbine for the full four quarters, racking up an 83-38 win. The Bruins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 24 points or more this season.
Cherry Creek's win came from a few key players Pine Creek will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Braelynn Barnett, who shot 70% from the field to rack up 15 points and seven rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was London Taylor, who posted ten points and five steals.
Cherry Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Pine Creek's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40 points. As for Cherry Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Pine Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cherry Creek in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 45-41 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Creek since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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