Basketball Recap: Spring Creek Piles Up the Points Against Churchill County

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

12/27/24 vs Lincoln County	41
01/04/25 vs Churchill County	30
12/27/24 vs Somerset Sky Pointe	30
12/28/24 vs West Wendover	13
12/28/24 vs Needles	-13

There's no place like home for Spring Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They breezed by the Churchill County Greenwave to the tune of 62-32 on Saturday. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 27 points or more this season.

Spring Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tayden Francis led the charge by putting up 11 points along with eight boards and four steals. Francis has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Snowdon Bear Williams was another key player, going 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points and four steals.

Spring Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.

Churchill County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Calin Anderson, who posted nine points and four blocks, and Barry Mitchell, who put up six points and six boards.

Spring Creek is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Churchill County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-5 record this season.

Coincidentally, Spring Creek and Churchill County will both be playing Lowry the next time they take the court. Spring Creek will host Lowry at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Churchill County will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.