Spartans on five-game win streak
BY FRED KRONER
fred@mahometnews.com
The Spartans extended their winning streak to five games on Saturday with a 79-44 conquest at Westville.
SJ-O led 25-19 after one quarter, but scored the first 10 points of the second period in a 4-minute, 14-second span and took a commanding lead.
Ty Pence led the Spartans in scoring (19 points) and rebounding (eight).
Two teammates had their highest-scoring games of the season. Payton Grimsley tossed in 16 points and Jordan Kelly netted 14 points.
Payton Cain also scored 14 points.
Pence collected five steals and Grimsley grabbed four rebounds. Kelly chipped in with four steals and three assists. Chance Izard led with a team-high six assists.
On Friday, the Spartans posted a come-from-behind 56-49 verdict over visiting Prairie Central in an Illini Prairie Conference game.
Cain tallied a team-high 14 points and also contributed seven rebounds, four assists and three steals to the SJ-O cause.
Izard scored 13 points and Pence added 10 points. Izard collected four assists and Pence grabbed four rebounds.
The Spartans’ top rebounder, with eight, was Drew Coursey. Kelly finished with three assists.
SJ-O (15-6) returns to action on Tuesday at home against Monticello. The Spartans are 5-0 in IPC action.
