The DSST: Green Valley Ranch Raptors will head out on the road to square off against the Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (DSST: Green Valley Ranch has seven straight wins, Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
DSST: Green Valley Ranch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by DSST: Cedar to the tune of 71-41 on Wednesday. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Raptors had established a 26 point advantage.
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Tong Bot was nothing short of spectacular: he went 7 for 13 en route to 15 points in addition to five boards and four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyyaire Russell, who posted nine points and three steals.
DSST: Green Valley Ranch was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy lost to Denver West on the road by a 61-43 margin on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Cowboys are ranked 32nd).
DSST: Green Valley Ranch has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
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