Basketball Recap: Spurger Skates Past Leggett with Ease

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

01/28/25 @ Goodrich	83
01/31/25 vs Leggett	59
01/14/25 vs High Island	57
11/26/24 @ Colmesneil	50
01/03/25 vs Goodrich	45

Spurger hadn't done well against Leggett recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Spurger Pirates breezed by the Leggett Pirates to the tune of 89-30. Spurger has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.

Spurger had a senior duo take command as Landon Heim posted 24 points and Kade Ford put up 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Heim has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Zechariah Grissom, who earned 15 points.

Spurger has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points per game. As for Leggett, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-19.

Spurger will venture away from home to take on Brookeland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Brookeland sitting on nine straight victories and Spurger on three. As for Leggett, they will host Goodrich at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.