The Spanish Springs Cougars had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top against Galena by a score of 43-30. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Spanish Springs also won the last time the pair played back in February.
Spanish Springs was led to victory by Travis Lee and Owen Hensley. Lee scored eight points along with four steals, while Hensley dropped a double-double on 12 points and 17 rebounds. Those 17 rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Tanner Bowers, who scored ten points.
Spanish Springs' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-5. As for Galena, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Spanish Springs and College Park will round out the year against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday at. One thing working in College Park's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches. Galena's road trip will continue as they head out to face Las Vegas at 8:30 p.m. on December 26th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Nevada (Las Vegas is ranked 33rd, while Galena is ranked 32nd).
