Spearfish easily dispatched Mahpiya Luta last Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Spearfish Spartans fell just short of the St. Thomas More Cavaliers by a score of 43-41 on Tuesday. The game marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cooper Gibbs, who posted ten points and seven boards. Bennett Kortan was another key player, going 5 of 11 en route to 10 points.
Spearfish has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-3 record this season. As for St. Thomas More, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
Spearfish has already played their next matchup, a 61-57 win against Rapid City Central on the 30th. As for St. Thomas More, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 43-40 victory against Sturgis Brown on the 4th.
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