The Sparta Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Westfield Area Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Sparta focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 last Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Sparta came up short against Cochrane-Fountain City and fell 44-33. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Sparta in their matchups with Cochrane-Fountain City: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Lily Seifert, who scored 12 points along with 3 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tiana Leis, who scored 8 points along with 7 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Westfield Area had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They strolled past Berlin with points to spare, taking the game 63-46.
Westby's win bumped their season record to 0-0 while Sparta's loss dropped theirs to 1-1.
Sparta was dealt a bruising 70-35 defeat at the hands of Westfield Area when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Sparta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
