Having just played yesterday, the Bear Creek Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Littleton Lions at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bear Creek will be strutting in after a victory while Littleton will be coming in after a defeat.
Bear Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Heritage with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 56-38. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bears with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Littleton faced off against Summit on Friday. Littleton took a 32-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of Summit. 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 235th, while the Tigers are ranked 109th).
Bear Creek will have to contain Vicky Whitney as she made an impact in Littleton's last game. She posted two points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Littleton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Littleton has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Bear Creek, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Bear Creek beat Littleton 52-43 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Will Bear Creek repeat their success, or does Littleton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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