LLCC Loggers drop Saturday contest to Spoon River

[January 16, 2023] Despite leading by as many as 15 points, the Lincoln Land Community College Loggers dropped a road contest Saturday afternoon, 74-67 to Spoon River.

Lincoln Land looked like world beaters to start the game scoring on 12 of their first 15 possessions and raced out to a 26-11 lead. Spoon River was forced to take two timeouts early to try to slow down the Logger run. Spoon River took over the game for their run as they responded with a 15-0 run to tie the game at 26 with 9:00 to go in the first half. Spoon River took their first lead of the afternoon a few possessions later. The back and forth slowed down from there and the Loggers settled into the half with a 40-38 advantage.

Spoon River came out of the second half hot and went on a 9-2 run leading to a 7-point lead. Although, LLCC was able to fight back to tie it up, the Snappers took advantage of their offensive rebounds which held the Loggers back from regaining the lead. With 5:00 to go, the game was tied at 59 when Spoon River earned a three point advantage and never looked back.

LLCC was never able to get closer than 3 points after that. Spoon River made enough free throws in addition to back-to-back defensive steals to pull away from the Loggers with a final score of 74-67.

Michael Ousley led the Loggers offense with a team high of 20 points. Dane Foster added 16 and Kyle Leonard finished with 13. The Loggers fall to 5-8 on the season and 1-2 in Region 24 play.

The Loggers play again this Monday afternoon against NJCAA Division 1 opponent Mineral Area Community College at Cass Gym in Springfield, IL at 3:00 pm.

Hannah Werth
Lincoln Land Community College
Sports Information Specialist