Basketball Recap: Matthew Casalez's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Lowry over Spring Creek

Lowry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 69-50 fall against the Spring Creek Spartans. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Buckaroos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 65-53 on January 7th.

Lowry lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Matthew Casalez, who went 5 of 11 en route to 12 points. Jovanny Cuevas was another key player, putting up eight points and four steals.

Spring Creek found their leader in sophomore Scott Bylund, who went 9 for 20 on his way to 23 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bylund has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Djrevan Demick, who went 5 of 8 en route to 14 points and five steals.

Lowry's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Spring Creek, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-5.

Lowry didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 60-37 defeat against Elko on the 25th. Spring Creek has also already played their next game, an 80-54 win against Churchill County on the 25th.