Rocksprings fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Knippa on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to the Knippa Crushers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (57), the Angoras still had to take the loss.
Rocksprings' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hunter Taylor, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 20 rebounds. That was a full 34.5% of Rocksprings' points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Roy Estrada was another key player, going 6 for 11 en route to 14 points.
Rocksprings' defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Knippa, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Rocksprings will venture away from home to take on Leakey at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rocksprings is facing Leakey at the right time seeing as Leakey is stuck on an 18-game losing streak. As for Knippa, they will be playing at home against Utopia at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Utopia's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 matches.
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