The Sparks Railroaders lost against the Hug Hawks back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Sparks had to suffer through a rough 83-47 loss at the hands of the Hawks. Sparks was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-19.
Sparks lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jaoquin Tagulao, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Tagulao hasn't dropped below two steals for 13 straight games. Another player making a difference was Eli Flores, who scored 20 points along with three steals.
Sparks has not been sharp recently as the team's lost 14 of their last 16 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season. As for Hug, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sparks will take on the Colts at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Wooster focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday. As for Hug, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on February 6th. Incline is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.