The Spring Creek Spartans entered their tilt with the Dayton Dust Devils with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Spring Creek took down Dayton 74-56 on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Brady Smith had a dynamite game for Spring Creek, scoring 16 points. It was the first time this season that Smith scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaron Johnson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Spring Creek used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Dayton. And. Caleb Culp made the most of the opportunity, scoring eight points along with five rebounds. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Several Dust Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Isaac Powell, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Talan Brown was another key contributor, scoring 19 points.
Spring Creek's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Dayton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-14.
Spring Creek and Fernley will face off at 2:30 p.m. on February 3rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Fernley will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Spring Creek surely won't give up without a fight. As for Dayton, they and Elko will face off at 2:30 p.m. on February 3rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Elko knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Dayton likes a good challenge.
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