Basketball Recap: Make It 12 in a Row for Spanish Springs

Cougars

Previous Games

02/04/25 vs McQueen	72-43
01/31/25 @ Douglas	79-64
01/28/25 vs Bishop Manogue	60-42
01/24/25 vs Galena	74-33
01/20/25 @ Carson	61-18
+ 7 more games

Spanish Springs had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.4 points) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Tuesday. They blew past the McQueen Lancers 72-43. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Spanish Springs' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Travis Lee led the charge by going 7 of 14 en route to 16 points along with five rebounds and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Lee a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Hensley, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 11 points and six boards.

Spanish Springs was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McQueen only racked up eight assists.

Several Lancers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alex Hancock, who went 6 of 14 en route to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Abram Carpenter, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 11 points.

Spanish Springs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points per game. As for McQueen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-12.

Spanish Springs will be playing at home against Reed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Spanish Springs knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Reed likes a good challenge. As for McQueen, they will head out to face off against Reno at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Reno is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.