Sparta is 0-10 against Aquinas since January of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Sparta Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Aquinas Blugolds at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Sparta will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Tomah, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Sparta came out on top against Tomah by a score of 70-59 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sparta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elexa Jones, who posted 20 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tiana Leis, who went 6-for-8 on her way to 16 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Aquinas entered their game against Assumption on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Aquinas fell just short of Assumption by a score of 73-70. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (59), the Blugolds still had to take the loss.
Sparta has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points over those games. As for Aquinas, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-4.
Sparta took a serious blow against Aquinas when the teams last played back in January, falling 75-33. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sparta was down 40-20.
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