Littleton lost against Golden back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Littleton Lions lost 68-44 to the Golden Demons. 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 268th, while the Demons are ranked 126th).
Tyler Griffin and Gavin Cantrell certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Griffin posted 14 points, while Cantrell earned nine points. Griffin also posted a block, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Sam Lasswell, who scored four points and three steals.
It was another big night for Leif Hansen, who had ten points along with eight rebounds and seven assists for Golden. Those seven assists gave Hansen a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Goodspeed, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points.
Littleton's loss was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-11. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 31.8% in those games and 15% outside of them. As for Golden, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
Littleton will square off against Wheat Ridge at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Wheat Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games. As for Golden, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-44 victory against Conifer on the 31st.
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