The Springfield Tigers will square off against the Western Reserve Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Springfield will be strutting in after a victory while Western Reserve will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Springfield turned things around against Salem on Thursday. They walked away with a 41-32 win over the Quakers.
Springfield's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jameka Brungard led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Brungard has scored at least a third of Springfield's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Maughan, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 13 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Western Reserve entered their matchup against Mineral Ridge on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Western Reserve took a 55-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mineral Ridge.
Springfield's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Western Reserve, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-3.
Springfield won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in January of 2024, slipping by Western Reserve 40-39. Will Springfield repeat their success, or does Western Reserve have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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