The Southern Door Eagles battled but could not overcome a big deficit, losing to Luxemburg Casco 60-55 in a non-conference game Monday night in Luxemburg. The Eagles cut a 15 point second-half lead by the Spartans to four points, but could not get any closer.
The Spartans jumped to an 18-10 lead in the first half and led by as many as 11 points before closing the half with a 34-24 advantage.
Freshman Drew Daoust kept the Eagles in the game scoring 11 of his team-high 22 points in the first half. Taylor Schaefer had a strong inside game scoring 15 points for Southern Door, but it was not enough.
Peyton Mrotek paced the Spartans with 23 points, hitting seven of 11 free throws in the second half to seal the victory for Luxemburg-Casco.
Southern Door falls to 9-8 overall and returns to Packerland Conference play on Friday night against Sevastopol in a game that will be on 104.1 WRLU. The Spartans (6-7, 9-8 overall) will now host Oconto Falls Thursday night, returning to play in the NEC.
