Basketball Recap: Ryan Youngblood's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Spring Creek over Fernley

After flying high against Dayton on Friday, Spring Creek came back down to earth. The Spring Creek Spartans took a 50-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fernley Vaqueros on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Vaqueros: they've now lost six in a row.

Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ryan Youngblood, who posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Jade Buzzetti, who had 11 points.

Taylor Tollestrup was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds for Fernley. Tollestrup has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaelece Wasson, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and three steals.

Spring Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Fernley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Spring Creek will face off against Elko at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Fernley, they will square off against Lowry at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.