New Ulm Cathedral lost against Springfield back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds took a blow against the Springfield Tigers, falling 77-49. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Tigers are ranked 79th).
Loss or not, New Ulm Cathedral got some senior leadership from Jake Finstad and Joe Gillis. Finstad posted 14 points, while Gillis earned six points in addition to six boards and five assists. Gillis also posted a block, marking his first of the season. Jack Edwards was another key player, putting up nine points.
Brayden Sturm continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Springfield, going 6 for 10 on his way to 22 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Sturm has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brecken Heiling, who went 7 of 11 en route to 16 points and six boards.
New Ulm Cathedral's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Springfield, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 13-1.
New Ulm Cathedral will square off against Sleepy Eye at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Ulm Cathedral is facing Sleepy Eye at the right time seeing as Sleepy Eye is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Springfield, they will challenge Westbrook-Walnut Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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