The STEM School Highlands Ranch Spartans will challenge the Loveland Classical Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. STEM School Highlands Ranch has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 7.
STEM School Highlands Ranch is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Addenbrooke Classical Academy on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. STEM School Highlands Ranch took a blow against Addenbrooke Classical Academy, falling 54-12. The Spartans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Loveland Classical). They blew past Aurora West College Prep Academy 68-14 last Monday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-5.
STEM School Highlands Ranch better keep an eye on Kaelyn Doan. She was instrumental in Loveland Classical's win, almost dropping a double-double on 19 points and nine assists. Those nine assists gave Doan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Journee Brown, who went 8 for 11 en route to 16 points and seven boards.
Loveland Classical was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Loveland Classical is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 17.6 points per game. As for STEM School Highlands Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
STEM School Highlands Ranch was taken down by Loveland Classical 51-9 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point STEM School Highlands Ranch was down 37-7.
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