Basketball Recap: Cash Sinclair Key Part of a Team Effort in Spartans Win

There's no place like home for Boyd County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against the Ainsworth Bulldogs by a score of 65-53 on Tuesday. With that win, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 50.3 points per game.

Boyd County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cash Sinclair, who went 10 for 19 en route to 24 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Sinclair a new career-high in assists (four). Issac Jensen was another key player, going 8 of 9 on his way to 19 points and six boards.

Boyd County 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, Ainsworth still got an impressive performance from Chris Fernandez, who went 7 for 14 en route to 18 points and five rebounds. Zaine Evans also deserves some recognition as he pulled down his first rebound of the season.

Boyd County moved to 7-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Ainsworth, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Boyd County will welcome Chambers/Wheeler Central at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Boyd County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season. As for Ainsworth, they will face off against O'Neill at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. O'Neill will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Ainsworth surely won't give up without a fight.