Basketball Recap: Spring Creek Gets the Win

Rosewood came into Friday's contest looking for another win against Spring Creek, but Nathan Jackson wouldn't allow it. The Spring Creek Gators greeted the New Year with with a 66-48 win over the Rosewood Eagles thanks in part to Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards. His evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.

Josh Lewis was another key player, putting up two points and four steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals.

Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bryson Hobbs, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. With that strong performance, Hobbs is now averaging an impressive 8.1 rebounds per game. Another player making a difference was Tielen Mccrae, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points.

Spring Creek's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Rosewood, they now have a losing record at 3-4.

Spring Creek will head out to take on North Johnston at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Spring Creek's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games. As for Rosewood, they will host East Duplin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.