The Springfield Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Windom Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Springfield knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 23 matchups -- so hopefully Windom likes a good challenge.
Springfield can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Wabasso 93-66 on the road. Given Springfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while Wabasso is ranked 350th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brayden Sturm and Ben Potter were among the main playmakers for Springfield as the former scored 17 points along with seven assists and two steals and the latter scored 21 points along with seven rebounds. Sturm has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last nine times he's played. Noah Vogel was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-46, which was the final score in Windom's tilt against Fairmont on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Windom has scored all season.
Springfield is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Windom, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-17.
Springfield and Windom were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but Springfield came up empty-handed after a 102-101 loss. Can Springfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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