Littleton Public Schools has won 12 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Eaglecrest has won 12 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. Littleton Public Schools will welcome Eaglecrest at 11:30 a.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Littleton Public Schools is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Valor Christian, who was ranked 15th at the time (Littleton Public Schools was ranked first). Littleton Public Schools blew past Valor Christian 3-0 on Thursday.
Littleton Public Schools was especially dominant in the second set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15, 25-21.
If Grandview wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Eaglecrest, they should've done a better job of containing Dillan Ancheta. The Raptors put the hurt on the Wolves with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday for which the team can thank Ancheta, who had 14 assists and eight digs. He is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 13 or more in each of the last five games he's played.
While Eaglecrest won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-21, 28-26.
Littleton Public Schools' win bumped their record up to 21-1. As for Eaglecrest, their victory bumped their record up to 19-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Littleton Public Schools has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Eaglecrest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Littleton Public Schools came out on top in a nail-biter against Eaglecrest in their previous meeting on April 1st, sneaking past 3-2. Will Littleton Public Schools repeat their success, or does Eaglecrest has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
