Basketball Game Preview: Springlake-Earth Wolverines vs. Petersburg Buffaloes

The Springlake-Earth Wolverines will take on the Petersburg Buffaloes in a tournament on Friday. Springlake-Earth is looking for their season's first win.

Springlake-Earth is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Kress on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Springlake-Earth was beaten by Kress 59-16. The Wolverines were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-6.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Petersburg, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-17 victory over Guthrie on Friday.

Petersburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.4 points per game. As for Springlake-Earth, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.

Springlake-Earth took their win against Petersburg when the teams last played back in December of 2021 by a conclusive 66-45. Does Springlake-Earth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Petersburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.