The Conneaut Spartans boys basketball team fell in a road game against the North East Grape Pickers 62-58.
The Spartans fell to 3-8 on the year and 1-7 in District 10 play.
Conneaut held a three point advantage 15-12 after one quarter of action. The Spartans actually added to their lead in the second quarter as they edged the Grape Pickets 12-11. Conneaut led 27-23 going into halftime.
The two teams played an even third quarter as both teams put up 17 points in the third quarter.
North East would take command of the game in the final quarter as they outscored Conneaut 22-14. The eight point advantage by the Grape Pickers in the fourth quarter helped them win 62-58.
With the win North East improved to 7-5 on the year and 4-4 in the conference.
Garrett Hein scored a game high 22 points for North East. August Neff also scored in double digits for the Grape Pickers with 13 points. Rounding out the scoring for the Grape Pickers were: Alex Furmanek nine points, Colin Watts eight points, Brock Conn five points, Carter Hasseplug three points and Brandon Perez two points.
The Spartans had four players score in double digits, but still fell in the match-up. Blaine McLaughlin led the team in scoring with 16 points. Mike Ferl scored 12 points in the loss for Conneaut. Kyle Woods and Jake Slayton each added ten points. Rounding out the scoring for the Spartans were: Ethan Knight four points, Aidan Thomas four points and Richie Picard two points.