It would have been easy for Spotswood to have an emotional let down after Friday night’s thrilling overtime victory over Timothy Christian, one which pulled them even with the Tigers in the loss column in the GMC Blue Division race.

After all, that game didn’t end until after 8 pm Friday, which meant they’d be tipping off again less than 12 hours later.

But there was no let down. All the Chargers had was energy from the get-go, and they never trailed in a critical late-season game against their arch rivals.

Spotswood (12-5, 10-1 GMC Blue) had beaten the Rams by 30 in December in their first meeting. This time? The Chargers won by 29 in a game heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio, an 80-51 decision fueled by 20 points from senior Kiye Walker and 18 from junior Joe Nardone, who had five from downtown in that mix.

They jumped out to an early lead, and only lost it once, when South River(8-9, 6-6 GMC Blue) tied it around midway through the first eight minutes at 13-13. But the Chargers finished the first quarter up 21-15, led 41-28 at the half, and that was that.

South River senior Alex Grospe – one of the top scorers in the state – finished with 22 points, after he’d been held to 24 in the opener between these two teams. He came in averaging 30.7 points per game.

But as well as Spotswood played defense – frustrating Grospe all morning long – the offense continues to shine as it has all season long. It was the Chargers’ seventh time scoring more than 80 points in a game, two of them coming against the Rams. And they scored 80-plus in back-to-back contests, including Friday’s 84-76 overtime home win over Timothy Christian.

Spotswood has won seven straight, and eight of ten since the New Year.

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