Basketball Recap: Springport Comes Up Short

Springport came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were outmatched by the Stockbridge Panthers and fell 56-18. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Easton Merrill was Springport's leading scorer, having posted four points. Brody Baum held things down on the boards with five rebounds. Tucker Wiginton took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Stockbridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brock Rochow, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds. Rochow is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last 12 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Shannon Henderson, who shot 67% from the field on his way to 13 points and seven blocks.

Springport's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Stockbridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.

Springport does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Stockbridge, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-44 defeat against Lumen Christi Catholic on the 4th.