The Springport Spartans lost against the Michigan Center Cardinals back in February of 2015, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Springport took a hard 60-45 fall against Michigan Center. While losing is never fun, Springport can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 354th, while Michigan Center is ranked 145th).
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Marshall Shoemaker, who scored nine points along with five rebounds. Shoemaker is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Braydon Hawes was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Springport's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7. As for Michigan Center, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Springport didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 46-41 win vs. Quincy on the 22nd. Michigan Center will take on Tournament Team at TBD on Monday.
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