Basketball Game Preview: STEM School Highlands Ranch Spartans vs. Golden View Classical Academy Sentinels

The STEM School Highlands Ranch Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Golden View Classical Academy Sentinels at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. STEM School Highlands Ranch has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight defeats, while Golden View Classical Academy will come in with seven straight wins.

STEM School Highlands Ranch is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Twin Peaks Classical Academy on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. STEM School Highlands Ranch had to suffer through a 48-17 loss at the hands of Twin Peaks Classical Academy. The Spartans were down 43-14 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

While Golden View Classical Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Twin Peaks Classical Academy by a score of 45-34 last Wednesday.

Golden View Classical Academy's win came from a few key players STEM School Highlands Ranch will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jocelyn Le, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Mira Lensink was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 17 rebounds.

Golden View Classical Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

STEM School Highlands Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Golden View Classical Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.