The Springer Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Logan Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Springer is headed into Thursday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a hard 71-57 fall against Melrose on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Logan waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 58-52 W against the Rattlers. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Rattlers are ranked 40th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Springer better focus on containing Mason Wallin and Hayden Bruhn as the pair were huge in Logan's win. Wallin dropped a double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds, while Bruhn almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine boards. Bruhn is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last 11 games he's played. Kale Griffiths was another key player, putting up seven points.
Logan's victory bumped their record up to 17-1. As for Springer, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Springer might still be hurting after the 71-50 defeat they got from Logan when the teams last played on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wallin, who dropped a double-double with 35 points and 12 boards. Now that the Red Devils know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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