The Springfield Blue Devils were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 61-38 loss at the hands of Southview. While losing is never fun, Springfield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 496th, while Southview is ranked 62nd).
Nate Pope and Kai Taylor certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Pope scored eight points along with three steals, while Taylor scored 12 points.
Springfield's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Southview, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Springfield will take on Bowsher at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Springfield focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Friday. As for Southview, they will be playing at home against Norwalk at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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