Concord is 1-9 against Springport since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Concord Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the Springport Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Concord focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Saturday.
After a string of 11 wins, Concord's good fortune finally ran out. They received a tough blow as they fell 61-47 to Colon.
Despite their loss, Concord saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Cieara Barrett, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Hannah Stimer, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Springport can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Maple Valley 58-1 at home. Given Springport's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while Maple Valley is ranked 682nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chloey Speer went supernova for Springport, scoring 17 points along with six steals. Speer hasn't dropped below three steals for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Cooley, who scored six points along with 12 rebounds.
Concord's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4. As for Springport, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Concord have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 34.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Springport struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Concord didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Springport in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 47-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Concord since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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