The Sparta Spartans were not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They received a tough blow as they fell 89-75 to Holmen. While losing is never fun, Sparta can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 381st, while Holmen is ranked 177th).
Sparta lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being John Rice, who scored 20 points. Another player making a difference was Kayden Kaat, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Sparta were working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their 14th loss (out of 18 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Sparta's defeat dropped their record down to 4-20. As for Holmen, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 12-12.
Sparta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Holmen, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Appleton West at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Holmen knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 matches -- so hopefully Appleton West likes a good challenge.
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