Springfield was the 60-45 winner over Columbiana when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Springfield Tigers were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 40-39 to the Columbiana Clippers. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 517th, while the Clippers are ranked 205th).
Leading Columbiana to victory were Seth Struharik and Cooper Brown. Struharik went 6 of 12 on his way to 17 points and four steals, while Brown posted eight points and three steals. Struharik's afternoon made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Johnson, who had eight points.
Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Columbiana, the win keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Springfield will be playing in front of their home fans against Mineral Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Columbiana and Brooke will round out the year against one another at at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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