After both having extra time off, the Frederick Golden Eagles and the Lutheran Lions will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Frederick is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season.
Two weeks ago, Frederick needed a bit of extra time to put away Standley Lake. They snuck past the Gators with a 69-64 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Eagles.
12/17/24 @ Standley Lake | 8 |
02/20/24 vs Denver North | 7 |
01/11/24 @ Niwot | 7 |
01/16/24 @ Skyline | 6 |
12/12/23 vs Fort Morgan | 5 |
Zoe Wittler continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 of 13 on her way to 22 points in addition to eight steals and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals. 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 boards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 50-46 heartbreaker at the hands of 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).
Despite the defeat, Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mikaela-Zoe Colon went 7 of 10 on her way to 18 points. Those 18 points set a new season-high mark for Colon. The team also got some help courtesy of Berkley Schneider, who posted 11 points.
Frederick is 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. As for Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
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