The Cherry Creek Bruins will head out on the road to face off against the Grandview Wolves at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a ten-game winning streak alive.
Cherry Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Arapahoe, who was ranked 25th at the time (Cherry Creek was ranked third). Cherry Creek strolled past Arapahoe with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 74-58.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Grandview over Smoky Hill in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Grandview blew Smoky Hill out of the water with a 65-15 final score. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 25 points or more this season.
Cherry Creek better keep an eye on Sienna Betts. She was instrumental in Grandview's win, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 23 boards. The game was Betts' 11th in a row with at least 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Leiava Holliman, who went 7 for 11 on her way to 16 points.
Grandview smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Grandview pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 36.2% in those games and 28.4% outside of them. As for Cherry Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
Cherry Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Grandview when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 36-30 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cherry Creek since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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