Basketball Preview: Spoto Spartans vs. Riverview Sharks
The Spoto Spartans will head out to challenge the Riverview Sharks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Spoto focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 26 on Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, Spoto came up short against Strawberry Crest and fell 81-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jesse Harden, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 21 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (nine). Donovan McSwain was another key player, posting 11 points plus eight assists and four blocks.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Riverview, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They secured a 57-51 W over Steinbrenner on Wednesday.
Spoto's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Riverview, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Spoto didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Riverview in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 47-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spoto since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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