The Springfield Tigers won the last time they faced the St. Mary's Knights, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Springfield walked away with a 64-52 win over St. Mary's. The win made it back-to-back wins for Springfield.
Brayden Sturm was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last eight games he's played. Isaac Fredin was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
St. Mary's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jon Petermann, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Schmitz, who scored 12 points.
Springfield is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.
Springfield will head out on the road to square off against Wabasso at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. 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 St. Mary's, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's is on a three-game streak of home wins, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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