It was a proper cat-fight when Denver Jewish Day challenged Loveland Classical on Tuesday. The Denver Jewish Day Tigers took a 32-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Loveland Classical Lions. The Tigers lost against the Lions in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 64-13 score last time.
Denver Jewish Day's loss came despite strong showings from Kaitlin Schatz and Tamar Goldberg- Butler. Schatz went 6-for-12 on her way to 12 points along with seven steals and five boards, while Goldberg- Butler almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 46.2% of Denver Jewish Day's points, marking the fifth time in a row Schatz has posted more than a third of the team's points. Maya Karlitz also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Among those leading the charge was Kaelyn Doan, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine steals. She has become a key player for Loveland Classical: the team is 9-4 when she posts at least three steals, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Gracie Saxton, who earned two points and seven steals.
Denver Jewish Day's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Loveland Classical, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Denver Jewish Day has already played their next matchup (against Girls Athletic Leadership School - Denver), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Loveland Classical also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Golden View Classical Academy.
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