Spanish Springs has gone 10-0 against McQueen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Spanish Springs Cougars will be playing at home against the McQueen Lancers at 7:30 p.m. Spanish Springs will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Spanish Springs faced off against Douglas on Friday. Spanish Springs took down Douglas 79-64. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Tigers are ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 @ Douglas | 34 |
| 01/30/24 @ Bishop Manogue | 30 |
| 11/30/23 vs Vacaville | 20 |
| 01/03/25 @ Galena | 20 |
| 01/04/24 vs Bishop Manogue | 19 |
Travis Lee was a one-man wrecking crew for Spanish Springs as he went 9 for 14 from beyond the arc en route to 34 points. The dominant performance gave Lee a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Hensley, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
Spanish Springs smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, McQueen came up short against Damonte Ranch on Friday and fell 64-53. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, McQueen saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aj Spevak went 8 of 11 on his way to 20 points and five steals. Those five steals set a new season-high mark for Spevak. Abram Carpenter was another key player, going 6 for 8 en route to 12 points and seven rebounds.
Spanish Springs is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for McQueen, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Spanish Springs hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 59.9 points per game. However, it's not like McQueen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 61 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Everything came up roses for Spanish Springs against McQueen in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 66-32 win. In that game, Spanish Springs amassed a halftime lead of 41-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
