Lakewood played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Ralston Valley Mustangs, falling 68-42. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 32nd).
DJ Parrish
| 02/06/25 @ Ralston Valley | 57% |
| 01/22/25 vs Valor Christian | 50% |
| 12/20/24 vs Montbello | 50% |
| 01/29/25 @ Columbine | 38% |
| 12/13/24 vs Sand Creek | 33% |
DJ Parrish and Iben Last certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Parrish went 6 for 11 to rack up 20 points, while Last posted 15 points and seven boards. The dominant performance also gave Parrish a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (57%).
Sammi Madden was a one-woman wrecking crew for Ralston Valley as she went 7 of 11 from beyond the arc on her way to 21 points and five rebounds. Santana Sabus was another key player, putting up 12 points along with eight boards and seven assists.
Lakewood has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Ralston Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-7.
Lakewood has already played their next game, a 65-23 defeat against Arvada West on the 8th. As for Ralston Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-45 loss against Chatfield on the 8th.
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