Rockets end four-game losing skid

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

SPENCER — The Spencer girls basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak with a 57-17 rout of Granton in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Thursday at Spencer High School.

The Rockets led 28-9 at halftime and cruised to the victory, improving to 6-6 overall and 4-5 in the Cloverbelt East. Granton remains winless at 0-9 overall and in the conference.

Granton committed 44 turnovers and made only 7 of 34 shots from the field as the Rockets’ defense clamped down.

Liz Endreas scored 14 points, and Lexi Baehr had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Spencer, which had 10 different players score in the victory.

Spencer’s next game is Jan. 12 at Marshfield Columbus Catholic.

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

Rockets 57, Bulldogs 17

Granton 9 8 – 17

Spencer 28 29 – 57

GRANTON (17): Strey 2-6 1-2 5, Walter 1-5 1-5 3, Sabin 1-2 0-0 3, Reimer 1-5 0-2 2, Gardner 1-8 0-1 2, Pongratz 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Kleiman 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 7-34. FT: 2-10. 3-pointers: 1-4 (Sabin 1-2, Reimer 0-1, Pongratz 0-1). Rebounds: 40 (Walter 10). Turnovers: 44. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: Gardner. Record: 0-9 overall and Cloverbelt East.

SPENCER (57): Liz Endreas 7-12 0-2 14, Lexi Baehr 5-10 1-2 11, Courtney Buss 4-8 0-0 8, Kaily Northup 2-6 2-4 6, Sabrina Vircks 3-6 0-0 6, Shaelee Neitzel 2-8 0-0 4, Jessica Becker 1-5 0-2 2, McKenna Brecht 1-7 0-1 2, Claire Drews 1-3 0-0 2, Burt 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 27-66. FT: 3-11. 3-pointers: 0-1 (Northup 0-1). Rebounds: 35 (Baehr 10). Turnovers: 15. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-6, 4-5 Cloverbelt East.