After a string of four wins, the STEM School Highlands Ranch Spartans's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a serious blow against DSST: Cedar, falling 85-41. STEM School Highlands Ranch was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-18.
Defeat or not, STEM School Highlands Ranch got some senior leadership from Omar Rahin who scored 12 points and Tyler Munro who scored 16 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rahin has scored all season.
DSST: Cedar's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Matthew Stophel, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 18 rebounds. Stophel hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. Ilyas Elmi was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five assists and two steals.
STEM School Highlands Ranch's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4. As for DSST: Cedar, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
STEM School Highlands Ranch will head out on the road to challenge DSST: College View at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in DSST: College View's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matches. As for DSST: Cedar, they will be playing at home against William Smith at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
