If Springtown was riding high fresh off their 78-11 takedown of Castleberry last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Springtown Porcupines had to suffer through a 95-31 loss at the hands of the Decatur Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Porcupines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 818th, while the Eagles are ranked 26th).
Leading Decatur to victory were Renlee Longenbaugh and Style Brazile. Longenbaugh almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine steals, while Brazile went 7 for 12 on her way to 17 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave Longenbaugh a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was London Gilbreath, who went 5 of 7 en route to 13 points.
Springtown dropped their record down to 8-17 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Decatur, the win (which was their 23rd in a row) raised their record to 29-3.
Springtown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Decatur, they will square off against Burkburnett at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Decatur knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Burkburnett likes a good challenge.
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