Loyal edges Spencer girls basketball

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SPENCER – Loyal outscored Spencer 9-3 in the fourth quarter to pull out a 21-17 win in a sluggish Cloverbelt Conference East Division girls basketball game Thursday night at Spencer High School.

Neither team scored in double figures in any quarter and both shot under 25 percent from the field and struggled from the free throw line as well.

Spencer was 8 of 36 from the field and 1 of 11 on free throws, while Loyal made just 8 of 34 shots and was 4 of 12 from the free throw line.

Spencer held a 38-16 rebounding advantage, but couldn’t overcome its poor shooting.

Tara Matter had six points and 15 rebounds for the Rockets, who fall to 2-2 overall and 1-2 in the Cloverbelt East.

Loyal remains unbeaten at 3-0 overall and in the conference.

Spencer plays at Gilman on Tuesday.

Greyhounds 21, Rockets 17
Loyal 2 7 3 9 – 21
Spencer 6 4 4 3 – 17
LOYAL (21):
Jaelynn Young 3-7 1-3 7, Kelsey Happe 0-0 0-0 0, Jordyn Pieper 3-6 0-0 6, Tayne Wilke 0-3 1-2 1, Missy Benz 0-8 2-6 2, Katie Hoeser 0-0 0-0 0, Devyn Schoonover 0-4 0-1 0, Jaedyn Pieper 2-6 0-0 5. FG: 8-34. FT: 4-12. 3-pointers: 1-7 (Pieper 1-3, Schoonover 0-2, Pieper 0-1, Young 0-1). Rebounds: 16 (Benz 6). Record: 3-0 overall and Cloverbelt East.
SPENCER (17): Karly Bump 0-0 0-0 0, Marisa Johnson 2-5 0-0 4, Alicia Endreas 0-2 1-7 1, Claire Drews 0-5 0-4 0, Kailyn Anderson 0-3 0-0 0, Macie Weber 1-4 0-0 2, Tara Matter 3-4 0-0 6, Abby Varsho 2-6 0-0 4. FG: 8-36. FT: 1-11. 3-pointers: 0-0. Rebounds: 38 (Matter 15, Varsho 10). Record: 2-2, 1-2 Cloverbelt East.