Basketball Preview: Springtown Porcupines vs. Saginaw Rough Riders
The Springtown Porcupines will head out on the road to take on the Saginaw Rough Riders at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Springtown will head out to face Saginaw after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Springtown took a 44-30 bruising from Hillsboro.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Saginaw). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Centennial last Friday, sneaking past 52-49. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rough Riders.
Saginaw found their leader in sophomore Shaniah Franklin, who went 8 for 15 en route to 23 points plus two blocks. The dominant performance also gave Franklin a new career-high in field goal percentage (53%). Another player making a difference was Iliza Mazimpaka, who earned 12 points along with five assists and two blocks.
Saginaw smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Springtown's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Saginaw, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Springtown was taken down by Saginaw 73-39 in their previous matchup back in December of 2015. Can Springtown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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