Basketball Recap: Springport Comes Up Short

It was fun while it lasted, but Springport's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 69-68 to the Lenawee Christian Cougars. The loss put an end to the Spartans' undefeated start to the season.

Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Dallas Higelmire, who went 6 of 14 en route to 16 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Higelmire a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Kregel, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 19 points along with seven assists and three steals.

Even though they lost, Springport was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lenawee Christian only racked up 11 assists.

Lenawee Christian was led to victory by Jaxon Salenbien and Aidan Kaulins. Salenbien went 13 of 22 on his way to 37 points and three steals, while Kaulins almost dropped a triple-double on 13 points, 12 boards, and nine steals. With that strong performance, Kaulins is now averaging an impressive 3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Davis, who posted eight points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

Having lost for the first time this season, Springport fell to 6-1. As for Lenawee Christian, the win keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.

Springport will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Bronson at 7:00 p.m. on January 9th. Bronson will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Springport surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lenawee Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 58-44 defeat against Tri-Unity Christian on the 4th.