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LOYAL – The Spencer girls basketball team won its fourth-straight game, knocking off Loyal 43-36 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Friday night at Loyal High School.
Tara Matter had 14 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Rockets. Spencer is now 8-5 overall and 5-5 in the Cloverbelt East. Loyal drops to 10-4 and 7-4 in the conference.
Spencer led 20-19 at halftime and outscored the Greyhounds 23-17 in the second half to maintain its lead.
All eight Rockets that played scored, with Macie Weber adding seven points and Alicia Endreas and Claire Drews each scoring six.
Missy Benz led Loyal with 14 points.
Spencer hosts Gilman next Thursday.
Rockets 43, Greyhounds 36
Spencer 10 10 11 12 – 43
Loyal 8 11 7 10 – 36
SPENCER (43): Marisa Johnson 2-6 0-1 4, Alicia Endreas 1-1 4-4 6, Claire Drews 1-3 0-0 2, Macie Weber 3-6 1-1 7, Tara Matter 5-12 3-6 14, Abby Varsho 1-1 0-0 2, Sydney Kind 1-3 0-0 2. FG: 17-36. FT: 8-12. 3-pointers: 1-4 (Matter 1-3, Weber 0-1). Rebounds: 17 (Matter 6). Record: 8-5, 5-5 Cloverbelt East.
LOYAL (36): Jaelynn Young 1-3 0-2 2, Jordyn Pieper 3-6 0-0 6, Taylre Wilke 2-9 0-0 4, Missy Benz 6-7 2-3 14, Katie Hoeser 0-1 0-0 0, Devyn Schoonover 1-8 0-0 3, Jaedyn Pieper 3-14 0-1 7. FG: 16-48. FT: 2-6. 3-pointers: 2-16 (Schoonover 1-6, Ja. Pieper 1-7, Wilke 0-3). Rebounds: 22 (Jo. Pieper 6, Ja. Pieper 6). Record: 10-4, 7-4 Cloverbelt East.