This season hasn't been kind to the Paint Creek Pirates, who are still winless after their ninth game. They took a serious blow against Aspermont on Tuesday, falling 68-20. Paint Creek was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-12.
Aspermont was led to victory by Seth Johnson and Jaxon Hodges. Johnson scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and five steals, while Hodges scored 20 points along with nine rebounds and two steals. Hodges has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Caleb Broshears, who scored five points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Paint Creek dropped their record down to 0-9 with that loss, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Aspermont, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Paint Creek will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rotan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Aspermont, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lueders-Avoca at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lueders-Avoca comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
