Basketball Recap: Superior Snaps Five-Game Streak of Wins on the Road

After flying high against Cloquet last Friday, Superior came back down to earth. The Superior Spartans fell just short of the Esko Eskomos by a score of 74-72 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Spartans have suffered since March 1, 2024.

Superior's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-9. As for Esko, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.

Superior has already played their next contest (against Denfeld), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Esko is taking a road trip to challenge Two Harbors at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Esko's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.