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LOYAL – The Spencer girls basketball team continued its hot start to the season earning a come-from-behind 41-37 win over Loyal in Cloverbelt Conference East Division action Friday night at Loyal High School.
The Rockets trailed 17-16 at halftime before pulling ahead and finishing off the four-point win despite going just 6-for-21 at the free throw line.
Autumn Davis had 16 points and Emma Nieman added nine for the Rockets, who are now 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the Cloverbelt East.
Olivia Nikolai led Loyal (1-2, 1-1 Cloverbelt East) with nine points.
Spencer jumps back into action Monday with a nonconference game at Abbotsford.
Rockets 41, Greyhounds 37
Spencer 16 25 – 41
Loyal 17 20 – 37
SPENCER (41): Montanna Kohls 1 0-0 2, Ema Schultz 0 0-3 0, Alexa Weber 3 1-6 7, Hannah Schreiner 3 1-1 7, Kaydence Plaskey 0 0-0 0, Autumn Davis 6 4-12 16, Emma Nieman 4 0-1 9. FG: 17. FT: 6-21. 3-pointers: 1 (Nieman 1). Fouls: 18. Fouled out: Schultz. Record: 4-1, 1-1 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
LOYAL (37): Hannah Strey 0 0-0 0, Summer Smith 0 4-6 4, Autumn Zvolena 2 1-3 5, Alexis Meyer 0 2-2 2, Olivia Nikolai 4 0-1 9, Annika Schley 0 0-0 0, Jordynn Corder 2 2-2 6, Mallory Jakobi 1 1-2 4, Andrya Wilke 1 0-0 2, Payten Wolf 1 0-0 2, (not provided) 1 0-0 3. FG: 12. FT: 10-16. 3-pointers: 2 (14 1, 22 1). Fouls: 21. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-2, 1-1 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.