The Sleepy Eye Indians typically have all the answers at home, but on Friday the Springfield Tigers proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 63-53 win over the Indians. That's another feather in the cap for Springfield, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Springfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brayden Sturm, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. Sturm is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 19 or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Noah Vogel, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds.
Springfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Sleepy Eye, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-6.
Springfield will be playing at home against St. Mary's at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Springfield's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Sleepy Eye, they will face off against Mountain Lake/Comfrey/Mountain Lake Christian at TBD on Monday. Mountain Lake/Comfrey/Mountain Lake Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Sleepy Eye likes a good challenge.
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