After both having extra time off, the Lutheran Lions and the Frederick Golden Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lutheran is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Two weeks ago, Lutheran was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 50-46 to Green Mountain. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Rams are ranked 26th).
| 12/19/24 vs Green Mountain | 18 |
| 12/14/24 vs Poudre | 4 |
| 12/17/24 vs Broomfield | 2 |
| 12/10/24 @ Erie | 2 |
Despite the defeat, Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mikaela-Zoe Colon went 7 of 10 en route to 18 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Colon has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Berkley Schneider, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Frederick). They snuck past Standley Lake with a 69-64 victory two weeks ago. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Eagles.
Lutheran better keep an eye on Zoe Wittler. She was instrumental in Frederick's win, going 6 of 13 on her way to 22 points in addition to eight steals and seven boards. Those eight steals gave Wittler a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Salisbury, who went 8 for 15 on her way to 20 points and four steals.
Frederick smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Frederick, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
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