STEM School Highlands Ranch Spartans (Highlands Ranch, CO) supporters left the game happy Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the visiting Rocky Mountain Prep SMART Ocelotls (Denver, CO), 38-32 in a non-league match.

With the victory, STEM School Highlands Ranch advances its record to 4-2 on the year. The Spartans travel to Twin Peaks Classical Academy (Longmont, CO) to meet the Timberwolves in a non-league match on Wednesday, January 22. The Timberwolves enter the match with a record of 3-0. Twin Peaks Classical Academy won 46-29 in their recent league match against Nederland (Nederland, CO)

The Ocelotls now own a 1-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Kennedy for a match on Friday, January 17. Rocky Mountain Prep SMART will meet a Commanders squad coming off a 36-25 league win over Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy (Denver, CO). The Commanders record now stands at 1-7.