Basketball Recap: Brayden Sturm's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Springfield over Central Minnesota Christian

If Springfield was feeling good fresh off their 91-38 takedown of Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Springfield Tigers fell 80-73 to the Central Minnesota Christian Bluejays on Friday.

Brayden Sturm

Steals

02/07/25 @ Central Minnesota Christian	3
02/06/25 vs Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart	3
02/04/25 @ Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop	2
01/31/25 vs Lester Prairie	2
01/28/25 @ Cedar Mountain	2
+ 12 more games

Springfield's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brayden Sturm, who went 8 of 13 en route to 22 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Sturm has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 17 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Fredin, who went 7 for 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 23 points.

Springfield suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 19-2. As for Central Minnesota Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.

Springfield and Central Minnesota Christian should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. Springfield will challenge Madelia at 7:15 p.m. on Monday up 91 places (50 vs. 141). Springfield is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 16 games. Meanwhile, Central Minnesota Christian (ranked 103rd) will meet Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (ranked 269th) at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Springfield is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road.