Spencer is 2-8 against Columbus Catholic since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Spencer Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Columbus Catholic Dons at 7:15 p.m. Hopefully Spencer focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 31 on Monday.
Last Monday, Spencer was the victim of a tough 53-31 loss at the hands of Edgar. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Spencer in their matchups with Edgar: they've now lost eight in a row.
Spencer's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Autumn Davis, who scored 15 points along with 3 steals, and Hannah Schreiner who scored 7 points along with 7 rebounds. Davis scored a full 48.4% of Spencer's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Columbus Catholic lost to Auburndale at home by a decisive 43-27 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Columbus Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while Auburndale is ranked 92nd).
Spencer's win lifted them to 1-1 while Edgar's defeat dropped them down to 3-1.
Spencer was dealt a bruising 57-29 defeat at the hands of Columbus Catholic in their previous matchup back in January. Can Spencer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
