By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

SPENCER — Spencer’s Bobby Pilz and Nate Mercier continued their hot long-range shooting, propelling the Rockets to a 67-33 rout of Gilman in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division boys basketball game Tuesday night at Spencer High School.

Pilz and Mercier, who combined to make 12 3-pointers in a one-point loss to Auburndale on Saturday, were 8 of 15 from 3-point range Tuesday night. Pilz had 19 points, and Mercier finished with 16 for the Rockets.

Mitch Susa added 10 points for Spencer, which improves to 6-1 overall and 5-0 in the Cloverbelt East. Gilman is now 2-7 and 1-7 in the conference.

Spencer pushed out to a 31-14 lead by halftime and cruised from there.

Spencer’s next game is at home Friday against Colby.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Rockets 67, Pirates 33

Gilman 8 6 11 8 – 33

Spencer 14 17 19 17 – 67

GILMAN (33): Zach Sonnentag 1-5 1-2 3, James Copenhaver 4-13 3-5 11, Ethan Aldinger 1-5 2-2 4, Emmit Sherfield 2-2 1-2 5, Chanse Rosemeyer 1-8 0-0 3, Landen Tischer 0-1 0-0 0, Colton Schmitt 3-6 1-3 7. FG: 12-42. FT: 8-14. 3-pointers: 1-12 (Rosemeyer 1-8, Aldinger 0-1, Copenhaver 0-3). Record: 2-7, 1-7 Cloverbelt East.

SPENCER (67): Jonathan Tomke 0-0 0-0 0, Noah Zastrow 2-3 2-2 6, Nate Mercier 5-12 2-3 16, Calvin Lenz 0-1 0-0 0, Bobby Pilz 7-13 1-1 19, Miles Weber 2-4 0-0 4, Jack Burnett 0-0 0-0 0, Jake Meyers 0-1 0-0 0, Ryan Busse 3-7 0-0 6, Mitch Susa 4-9 1-2 10, Dakota Andreae 3-4 0-0 6. FG: 26-54. FT: 6-8. 3-pointers: 9-21 (Mercier 4-9, Pilz 4-6, Susa 1-5, Zastrow 0-1). Record: 6-1, 5-0 Cloverbelt East.