The Spearfish Spartans pushed their score all the way to 76 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 84-76 to Rapid City Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (63), Spearfish still had to take the loss.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bennett Kortan, who scored 16 points along with seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kortan has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylon Doren, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Spearfish's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Rapid City Christian, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-2.
Spearfish will head out on the road to square off against Brandon Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Brandon Valley will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Spearfish surely won't give up without a fight. As for Rapid City Christian, they will be playing at home against Hill City at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Rapid City Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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