02/07/25 - Home | 64-48 W |
12/20/24 - Away | 49-54 L |
02/02/24 - Away | 52-58 L |
12/15/23 - Home | 48-55 L |
02/03/23 - Home | 60-57 W |
+ 5 more games |
Okawville lost to Sparta back in December of 2024, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Okawville Rockets took down the Sparta Bulldogs 64-48.
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Grant Allard, who went 6 of 10 en route to 16 points. The dominant performance gave Allard a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was DJ Hayes, who posted 11 points and three steals.
Okawville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points over those games. As for Sparta, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Okawville won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Gibault Catholic at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. As for Sparta, they and Benton will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Sparta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.
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