Lakewood is 0-10 against Ralston Valley since February of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Lakewood Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Ralston Valley Mustangs at 7:30 p.m.
Last Monday, Lakewood didn't have quite enough to beat Dakota Ridge and fell 55-52.
| 02/03/25 vs Dakota Ridge | 15 |
| 12/14/24 vs D'Evelyn | 14 |
| 11/28/23 @ Boulder | 12 |
| 12/13/24 vs Sand Creek | 12 |
| 02/03/24 vs Columbine | 11 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Iben Last, who went 6 for 14 on her way to 15 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. DJ Parrish was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Lakewood was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dakota Ridge only posted six assists.
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 68-30 win over Bear Creek. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 24 points or more this season.
Ralston Valley has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Lakewood might still be hurting after the 58-34 defeat they got from Ralston Valley in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ralston Valley's Santana Sabus, who went 8 of 16 en route to 20 points along with eight boards and seven assists. Now that Lakewood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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