The Lakewood Tigers will face off against the Chatfield Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lakewood challenged Arvada West on Saturday. Lakewood was beaten by Arvada West 65-23. 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 Wildcats are ranked 16th).
Iben Last
| 02/08/25 vs Arvada West | 5 |
| 02/01/25 @ Bear Creek | 3 |
| 12/20/24 vs Montbello | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs Ralston Valley | 2 |
| 01/15/25 @ Arvada West | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
Despite the loss, Lakewood saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Iben Last posted 13 points and five blocks. Last has become a key player for Lakewood: the team is 2-1 when she posts at least three blocks, but 3-13 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Chatfield hadn't done well against Ralston Valley recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Chatfield walked away with a 52-45 win over Ralston Valley.
Chatfield's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Lakewood suffered a grim 69-45 defeat to Chatfield in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chatfield's Sadie Goodwin, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. Now that Lakewood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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