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WAUSAU – The Spencer girls basketball team won its third-straight game with a 38-26 nonconference win over Wausau Newman Catholic on Monday night at Newman Catholic High School.
The Rockets doubled up Newman in the first half, running out to a 22-11 lead, and were able to hold on from there.
Heavyn Kind had 14 points and Jorie Meyer added 10 for Spencer, which improves to 11-5 after winning for the sixth time in its last seven games.
Maggie Wolf scored 12 points for Newman Catholic (6-9).
Spencer hosts Owen-Withee for a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Tuesday. Newman Catholic returns to action Thursday with a Marawood Conference South Division game at Auburndale.
Rockets 38, Cardinals 26
Newman Catholic 11 15 – 26
Spencer 22 16 – 38
NEWMAN CATHOLIC (26): Lily Shields 0 1-2 1, Ashley Jankowski 2 0-0 4, Maggie Wolf 3 5-6 12, Lily Ziemetz 2 0-0 6, Mel Severson 0 2-2 2, Evie Bates 0 1-2 1. FG: 7. FT: 9-12. 3-pointers: 3 (ZIemetz 2, Wolf 1). Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-9.
SPENCER (38): Madison Knecht 0 1-2 1, Jorie Meyer 5 0-0 10, Heavyn Kind 4 4-6 14, Claudia Krause 0 0-0 0, Emily Wehrman 0 0-0 0, Rebecca Mlsna 2 0-0 5, Amber Becker 3 2-2 8. FG: 14. FT: 7-10. 3-pointers: 3 (Kind 2, Mlsna 1). Fouls: 9. Fouled out: none. Record: 11-5.