The Frederick Golden Eagles won the last time they faced the Littleton Lions, and things went their way on Thursday too. Frederick took down Littleton 64-49. The win made it back-to-back wins for Frederick.
Frederick got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ian Buffington out in front who scored 14 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals. JJ Strojinc was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.
When it comes to explaining why Littleton lost, one person who can't be blamed is Treyton Fletcher. Despite the final result, he scored 18 points along with 6 rebounds. Fletcher scored a full 36.7% of Littleton's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Alexander, who scored 6 points along with 8 rebounds.
Frederick now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Littleton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Frederick will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Grand Junction at 8:30 p.m. on December 8th. As for Littleton, they will take on Far Northeast W at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Allowing an average of 74.7 points per game, Far Northeast W has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this matchup.
