The Pine Creek Eagles will take on the Overland Trailblazers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pine Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Doherty, who was ranked 19th at the time (Pine Creek was ranked seventh). Pine Creek simply couldn't be stopped last Thursday as they easily beat Doherty 66-35. The Eagles are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 12 straight.
Brooklyn Stewart
| 02/20/25 vs Doherty | 28 |
| 02/18/25 vs Rampart | 24 |
| 02/14/25 @ Vista Ridge | 20 |
| 02/12/25 @ Pueblo West | 27 |
Pine Creek's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brooklyn Stewart, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and ten boards. The contest was Stewart's fourth in a row with at least 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Leekaya Burke-Perryman, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten assists.
Pine Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 20 assists in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Overland had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They blew past the Panthers 50-29. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trailblazers.
Pine Creek better keep an eye on Ilaisaane Davis. She was instrumental in Overland's win, going 6-for-12 on her way to 20 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. They are 10-4 when Davis posts three or more steals, but 4-6 otherwise. Aziza Abdur-Razaaq was another key player, putting up 12 points and five steals.
Pine Creek's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.7 points over those games. As for Overland, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Pine Creek has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 34.8 boards per game. However, it's not like Overland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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