Friday night showed a matchup between two unique teams in the 3A North - a team with no losses, and a team with no wins. The Sparks Railroaders (0-8 3A North) hosted the undefeated Spring Creek Spartans (18-1, 8-0 3A), and Spring Creek dropped Sparks 70-29.

"They're just more athletic than we are," Sparks coach Tony Shaw said.

The Spartans dominated the first half, shutting down and shutting out the struggling Railroaders 19-0 in the opening quarter.

Sparks bounced back a bit and posted its best quarter of the game in the second quarter. The Railroaders' first point of the night came off a free throw by Starling Martinez as she made the first of two shots.

Angela Silva hit back-to-back jumpers for Sparks, which trailed 24-6 halfway through the second quarter. Alex Perez got hot for Sparks with back-to-back three-point baskets and a jumper. She had eight points in the quarter.

Sparks was no match for the Spartans, who were not fazed by the small flurry of offense. Spring Creek led 36-15 at halftime.

"We played good in spurts," Shaw said. "But what are you going to do? They're big and they're good. We competed for a bit and we did the best we could. I'll take the effort."

The Spartans dominated again in the third quarter and Sparks only managed to score three points. Brenda Martinez made one free throw with 5:10 left on the clack and Chelsea Harris hit a jumper with just over two minutes left in the third. Spring Creek led 51-17 heading into the final quarter.

"We gained some experience for our younger players," Spring Creek coach Sarah Arendt said. "We gained some confidence and worked on aspects of our game that need to be worked on and have fun."

Sparks had a quick 6-2 run early in the final period to trail by 30, 53-23 but that was as close as it could get. Spring Creek scored 14 unanswered points for a 66-22 lead. Kristina Avilla hit a layup with 19 seconds left to the final 29 points for Sparks. Spring Creek's Melissa Sarman hit a buzzer-beating layup for the final 70-29 win over Sparks.

The Railroaders didn't get anyone to score in double digits, but Perez led with squad with eight.

Three Spartans hit double figures. Lacy Rider led all scorers with 15, while Zu Grinssell and Noelle Laffon added 13 and 11 respectively.

Sparks hosts Lowry today at 2 p.m.