Basketball Recap: Simley Takes a Loss

Simley suffered their closest loss since February 2, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of the South St. Paul Packers by a score of 39-36. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Packers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Simley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for South St. Paul, they moved to 6-9 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.

Simley and South St. Paul could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. Simley (ranked 305th) will meet Southwest Christian (ranked 57th) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, South St. Paul will take on Hastings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday down 127 places (246 vs. 119).