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SPENCER – Loyal edged Spencer 45-42 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division boys basketball game Tuesday at Spencer High School.
Caleb Rucker scored 12 points, and Kaleb Brandt added nine points and six rebounds for Spencer, which falls to 3-6 overall and 2-3 in the Cloverbelt East.
Jacob Schill scored 11 points to lead Loyal, which won despite making just 8 of 22 free throws. The Greyhounds are now 3-4 overall and 3-2 in the Cloverbelt East.
Spencer hosts Marathon for a nonconference game next Tuesday, Dec. 28. Loyal will be off until Jan. 7 when it plays at Marshfield Columbus Catholic.
Greyhounds 45, Rockets 42
LOYAL (45): Drew Stieglitz 4 0-3 8, Deagen Sandelier 2 2-5 7, Connor Genteman 0 0-1 0, Jacob Schill 3 2-2 11, Isaac Jacobi 2 2-6 6, Kaiden Hagen 3 1-1 8, Brandon Jacobi 1 0-2 2, Kaden Olson 1 1-2 3. FG: 16. FT: 8-22. 3-pointers: 5 (Schill 3, Sandelier 1, Hagen 1). Fouls: 21. Fouled out: Hagen. Record: 3-4, 3-2 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
SPENCER (42): Caleb Rucker 4-12 3 12, Kaleb Brandt 1-9 7 9, Noah Schultz 2-6 2 7, Nathan Rucker 2-2 0 4, Luke Roehrborn 2-5 0 4, Carson Schmidt 2-4 0 4. Note: 2 points not reported. FG: 13-38. FT: 12. 3-pointers: 2-11 (C. Rucker 1-3, Schultz 1-3, Brandt 0-5). Record: 3-6, 2-3 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.