Basketball Recap: Spanish Springs Piles Up the Points Against Douglas

A well-balanced attack led Spanish Springs over Douglas in every quarter on their way to victory on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Spanish Springs Cougars blew the Douglas Tigers out of the water with a 64-23 final score. That looming 64-23 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cougars yet this season.

Leading Spanish Springs to victory were Addison Bowers and Aaliyah Vance. Bowers went 6 of 10 on her way to 13 points and six steals, while Vance went 5 for 9 on her way to 17 points. The dominant performance gave Bowers a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Chase, who posted four points in addition to seven assists and three steals.

Spanish Springs was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Despite the loss, Douglas still got an impressive performance from Hailee Koontz, who put up six points and ten boards. Koontz is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlyn Greenfield, who posted three points and five rebounds.

The victory was the fourth in a row for Spanish Springs, bringing their record for this year to 10-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.8 points per game. As for Douglas, they moved to 6-8 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Spanish Springs will challenge McQueen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Spanish Springs is facing McQueen at the right time seeing as McQueen is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Douglas, they will take on Damonte Ranch at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.