The Dakota Ridge Eagles entered their tilt with the Littleton Lions with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Dakota Ridge came out on top against Littleton by a score of 60-52 on Wednesday. Given Dakota Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Littleton is ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ethan Berninger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. He hasn't dropped below 15 points for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Andrew Schneider, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Despite the loss, Littleton still got an impressive performance from Treyton Fletcher, who scored 29 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Fletcher has scored all season. Peyton Brooks was another key contributor, scoring three points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Dakota Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Littleton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dakota Ridge will take on Standley Lake at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Littleton, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against D'Evelyn at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully D'Evelyn focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 last Friday.
