Spencer, Ia (Northwest Iowa Now) – The Spencer Basketball teams played host to West of Sioux City on Senior night.

The Tiger Girls handled the Wolverines from the tip.  Spencer outscored West 28-11 in the 1st quarter and 18-2 in the 2nd quarter to take a 46-13 lead into the half.

The lead grew to 42 at the end of the 3rd quarter for Spencer.

The Tigers would score a season high 74 points on the night on their way to their second-largest margin of victory on the year in the 74-26 win.

Calista Frankenstein put together her 2nd straight 20 point evening, scoring 21 to lead the Tigers.  Maddy McWhirter was also in double figures with 11, part of a group of four seniors who combined for 24 on Senior night.  Spencer improves to 11-9 on the season and have sealed up their first winning record since the 2022-23 season.

West of Sioux City was led in scoring by Evey Jackson who hit a pair of 3-pointers for 10 on the evening.

The Boys contest brought great offensive basketball to the Fieldhouse on Thursday night.  The scoring pace was ridiculous in the 1st quarter, with West leading Spencer 31-28 going in to the 2nd.

The Tigers outscored the Wolverines in the 2nd and 3rd quarters by a combined 34-30 and had their lead up to 7 multiple times.  Spencer led 62-61 going into the final 8 minutes.

The shots stopped falling for the Tigers in the 4th, and West was able to pull away to win 75-68.

The Wolverines were led by Eduardo Frazier’s 31 points on the evening.  Tavin Irvine and Roman Henry each were in double figures for West as well.  The Wolverines improve to 14-6 on the season.

The loss is Spencer’s 3rd straight, and they fall to 5-14 on the year.  Dylan Timmer paced the Tigers with 16 points, Hunter Pearson added 10 off the bench.