Wheat Ridge is on a seven-game streak of home losses, Littleton a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Saturday. The Wheat Ridge Farmers will host the Littleton Lions at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 59-17, which was the final score in Wheat Ridge's tilt against Centaurus on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Warriors are ranked 155th).
Meanwhile, Littleton came up short against Golden on Wednesday and fell 41-30.
Wheat Ridge will have to contain Emma Bird as she made an impact in Littleton's last game. She dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards. Bird is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lena Drakos, who posted seven points.
Wheat Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Littleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Wheat Ridge took a serious blow against Littleton in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 52-18. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wheat Ridge was down 31-8.
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