The Dakota Ridge Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Littleton Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Dakota Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.
Last Thursday, everything went Dakota Ridge's way against Wheat Ridge as Dakota Ridge made off with an 85-59 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Farmers are ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Littleton on Saturday. They took down Pueblo Centennial 51-32.
Dakota Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.6 points over those games. As for Littleton, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 6-16.
Dakota Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Littleton when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 60-52. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Littleton's Treyton Fletcher, who went 8-for-16 en route to 29 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for Dakota Ridge to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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