The Sparta Spartans will challenge the Tri County Area Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sparta lost 70-46 to DeWitt on Friday. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Tri County Area was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 58-51 to Newaygo.
Sparta will need focus on slowing down Cole Plotts, one of several Tri County Area players who made an impact when they last played. He posted ten points along with six assists and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Plotts a new career-high in steals (five). Jason Guerra was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Tri County Area was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Sparta and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Tri County Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Sparta strolled past Tri County Area in their previous matchup back in November of 2018 by a score of 62-43. Will Sparta repeat their success, or does Tri County Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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