The Spring Creek Spartans will challenge the North Valleys Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Spring Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.8 points per game this season.
Spring Creek took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Elko, sneaking past 38-35. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Spartans have posted since December 1, 2023.
Tayden Francis
| 02/05/25 vs Elko | 14 |
| 12/27/24 vs Somerset Sky Pointe | 12 |
| 01/24/25 @ Lowry | 11 |
| 12/28/24 vs West Wendover | 11 |
| 01/30/24 @ McQueen | 10 |
Spring Creek got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tayden Francis out in front who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 boards. The dominant performance gave Francis a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Snowdon Bear Williams, who posted nine points and six boards.
Spring Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, North Valleys came up short against Wooster on Friday and fell 70-63. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Colts: they've now lost four in a row.
North Valleys' defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Spring Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Spring Creek skirted past North Valleys 57-54 in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Does Spring Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Valleys turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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