The Luxemburg-Casco girls' basketball will have less than 24 hours to recover from its close 45-44 to local rival Algoma as they prepare to host Ashwaubenon on Thursday night.

A made basket in the opening minute would be the only time the Spartans had a lead against their local rivals as the Wolves would take over from there, twice building leads of a dozen points in the first half thanks to a barrage of three-pointers. The Spartans would not give up, using an 18-6 run to bring the deficit to within four points before the teams traded free throws in the final minutes. 

Jaydyn Nellis led the Wolves with 17 points, nine of which came from behind the arc. Foul trouble kept many other Wolves players under wraps, with Nora Krause and Brooke Mattson adding seven points each and Ryley Zimmerman chipping in five points. Brianna Bray led the Spartans with 11 points, while Maggie Hanneman chipped in nine points, and Emma Murphy contributed six points.

The Spartans are back on their home court on Thursday when they play the Jaguars, which enter the game 6-5 overall and 4-2 in the Fox River Classic Conference. Led by Gianna Guarascio (10.4 ppg) and Bella Daul (10.2 ppg), they have won four of their last six games, losing their last matchup to Shawano 64-37 as a part of the Shawano Sun Drop Shootout at the Kress Events Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Picture courtesy of Algoma Girls Basketball Team Facebook Page