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SPENCER – Colby held off a comeback attempt from Spencer to earn its first win of the season, topping the Rockets 55-51 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division girls basketball game Thursday at Spencer High School.
Colby led 26-21 at halftime and held on to its slim lead, making nine of 16 free throws in the second half.
Emma Peavey, Lexi Underwood and Trista Meyer each scored 11 points for the Hornets (1-1 overall and Cloverbelt East).
Heavyn Kind had 15 points and Rebecca Mlsna scored 11 for Spencer, which drops to 4-4 overall and 2-4 in the Cloverbelt East.
Spencer hosts Ashland for a nonconference game as part of a girls-boys doubleheader on Saturday. The girls game starts at 1 p.m. with the boys to follow at approximately 2:30 p.m.
Hornets 55, Rockets 51
Colby 26 29 – 55
Spencer 21 30 – 51
COLBY (55): Brett Schmitt 2 0-0 4, Kya Viegut 2 0-0 4, Hayden Willner 0 0-0 0, Olivia Vollrath 3 2-2 9, Brooke Suckow 1 2-4 5, Lexi Underwood 2 6-6 11, Emma Peavey 2 7-11 11, Trista Meyer 3 5-10 11, Brooklyn Fitzkowski 0 0-0 0. FG: 15. FT: 22-33. 3-pointers: 3 (Vollrath 1, Suckow 1, Underwood 1). Fouls: 22. Fouled out: Viegut. Record: 1-1 overall and Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
SPENCER (51): Madison Knecht 3 2-2 9, Zalexis Mannigel 6 0-4, Heavyn Kind 5 3-4 15, Emily Wehrman 0 0-0 0, Rebecca Mlsna 4 3-4 11, Amber Becker 2 1-6 5, Faith Miller 2 0-0 4, Haylee Hopperdietzel 0 0-0 0, Cassidee Widnmann 0 1-4 1. Fouls: 23. Fouled out: Kind, Becker. Record: 4-4, 2-4 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.