The Springport Spartans and the Lenawee Christian Cougars will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Springport is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Springport will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 37-point drubbing they dealt Maple Valley on Thursday. Springport really took it to Maple Valley for the full four quarters, racking up an 80-43 win. That looming 80-43 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Spartans yet this season.
| 12/19/24 vs Maple Valley | 10 |
| 02/13/24 vs Maple Valley | 9 |
| 01/04/24 @ Maple Valley | 8 |
| 01/11/24 vs Bronson | 7 |
| 02/09/24 @ Bronson | 7 |
Springport's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jake Kregel led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten assists. Those ten assists gave Kregel a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Baum, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.
Springport smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lenawee Christian put another one in the bag last Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Oakland Christian 61-42. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Lancers are ranked 428th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Springport better keep an eye on Aidan Kaulins. He was instrumental in Lenawee Christian's win, going 7 of 17 on his way to 21 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Kaulins is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Davis, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 10 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Lenawee Christian pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Springport, their record is now 6-0.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Springport hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 60 points per game. However, it's not like Lenawee Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 66.6 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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