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SPENCER – The Spencer girls basketball team dominated Loyal in the second half, outscoring the Greyhounds 27-16 on its way to a 41-34 Cloverbelt Conference East Division win Friday at Spencer High School.
The Rockets trailed 18-14 at halftime before erupting over the second 16 minutes to win for the fifth time in their last six games and improve to 8-4 overall and 7-3 in the Cloverbelt East.
Krystal Weier scored nine points and Courtney Schulz added eight to lead a balanced attack for the Rockets. Spencer struggled shooting, making just 13 of 45 shots from the field and 15 of 31 from the free-throw line.
However, Spencer’s defense returned the favor, holding the Greyhounds (6-8, 5-5 Cloverbelt East) to just 12 of 50 shooting. Loyal couldn’t make up any ground on the free-throw line either, making only 8 of 20.
Spencer plays a pair of road games next week – at Edgar in a nonconference affair on Monday, and at Augusta in a Cloverbelt East game on Thursday.
Rockets 41, Greyhounds 34
Loyal 9 9 7 9 – 34
Spencer 8 6 10 17 – 41
LOYAL (34): Breanna Lavene 1-6 1-6 3, Alli Johnston 2-7 0-0 4, Kahri Rueth 5-11 1-1 13, Sarah Weyer 1-3 2-5 4, Karissa Rueth 1-9 0-2 2, Jennah Fulwiler 0-3 0-0 0, Britney Weyhmiller 0-2 2-2 2, Caitlyn Weinfurtner 2-9 2-4 6. FG: 12-50. FT: 8-20. 3-pointers: 2-9 (Kah. Rueth 2-5, Weyer 0-1, Kar. Rueth 0-1, Johnston 0-2). Record: 6-8, 5-5 Cloverbelt East.
SPENCER (41): Deanna Szybowicz 3-8 0-0 6, Krystal Weier 2-8 5-6 9, Jenna Hagen 1-3 2-4 4, Danica Johnson 0-1 0-3 0, Stacey Baumgartner 1-5 0-2 2, Courtney Schulz 2-6 4-8 8, Tara Matter 1-2 0-2 2, Kyleigh Hebert 1-6 2-2 4, Aubrie Bissonette 2-6 2-4 6. FG: 13-45. FT: 15-31. 3-pointers: 0-2 (Szybowicz 0-1, Weier 0-1). Rebounds: 23 (Baumgartner 8). Record: 8-4, 7-3 Cloverbelt East.
