Basketball Preview: Spoto Spartans vs. Strawberry Crest Chargers
Having just played yesterday, the Spoto Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Strawberry Crest Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Spoto focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 28 on Tuesday.
Spoto can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home. They took a 67-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sumner. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Stingrays recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Spoto had strong showings from Donovan McSwain, who went 6 for 13 en route to 18 points plus four steals, and Jesse Harden, who went 5 for 8 en route to 12 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Harden a new career-high in assists (four). Jerren Rodriguez was another key player, earning nine points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Strawberry Crest hadn't done well against Hillsborough recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Strawberry Crest came out on top against Hillsborough by a score of 69-58.
Spoto beat Strawberry Crest 63-55 in their previous meeting back in January. Does Spoto have another victory up their sleeve, or will Strawberry Crest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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