Springfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost to the Cheyenne Wells Tigers on the road by a 45-29 margin. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Tigers are ranked 105th).
| 01/11/25 @ Cheyenne Wells | 5 |
| 12/19/24 vs Kit Carson | 5 |
| 12/10/24 @ Wiley | 6 |
| 12/07/24 vs Holly | 5 |
| 12/06/24 vs Aguilar | 5 |
When it comes to explaining why Springfield lost, don't look at Colby Batterton. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 15 en route to 17 points and five steals. Batterton is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least five every time he's taken the court this season.
Corey Hill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Cheyenne Wells, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 16 boards. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Hill has scored at least a third of Cheyenne Wells' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Scheler, who posted four points.
Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Cheyenne Wells, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Springfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 80-35 loss against McClave on the 16th. Cheyenne Wells has also already played their next contest, a 49-46 defeat against Stratton on the 14th.
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