Sparta played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Norwood Pirates 62-32. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Pirates are ranked 39th).
Noah Drake had a dynamite game for Norwood, going 7-for-14 en route to 17 points and six boards. Drake is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton McDaris, who posted 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Sparta and nudges their season record down to 11-11. As for Norwood, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-2.
Sparta has already played their next contest (against Seymour), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Norwood, they will head out to face off against Harrisburg at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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