After a string of three wins, the North Newton Spartans's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They had to suffer through a rough 65-26 loss at the hands of Griffith. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points North Newton has scored all season.
Evan Gagnon and Joe Stalewski certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Gagnon scored 15 points along with four steals, while Stalewski scored four points. Gagnon is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season.
Griffith got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Colton Strezo out in front who scored nine points along with five steals. Strezo hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Gianni Feaster, who scored 13 points.
North Newton's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Griffith, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
North Newton and Argos will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Argos is coming into the match with three straight defeats at home, meaning North Newton will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. Griffith will take on East Chicago Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Griffith is on a three-game streak of home wins, East Chicago Central a nine-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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