Speedway was the 74-54 winner over Cascade when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Sparkplugs took a 69-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cadets on Wednesday.
Several Sparkplugs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Drew Matelic, who went 8-for-16 on his way to 26 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 41.9% of Speedway's points, marking the fifth time in a row Matelic has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendrick Kiser, who had 16 points and five boards.
Speedway now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Cascade, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Speedway will take on Greenwood in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Sparkplugs will need to watch out since the Woodmen have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. Cascade and North Putnam will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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