Basketball Game Preview: Reading Rangers vs. Springport Spartans

Reading hasn't had much luck against Springport recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Reading Rangers will head out to square off against the Springport Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Reading will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

Reading is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Maple Valley 62-34 on Friday. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Lions are ranked 628th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Reading to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maggie Santure, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 steals. The dominant performance also gave Santure a new career-high in assists (six). Another player making a difference was Aubree Ervans, who went 8 for 15 on her way to 19 points and seven rebounds.

Meanwhile, Springport entered their contest against Concord on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Springport took a blow against Concord, falling 70-39. The Spartans were down 57-37 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Reading pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for Springport, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-5.

Reading didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Springport when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 51-45 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Reading since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.