Sleepy Eye lost against Springfield back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Sleepy Eye Indians lost 73-52 to the Springfield Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Tigers are ranked 103rd).
Bryan Buerkle was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards for Springfield. Buerkle's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Parker Kuehn was another key player, going 6 of 12 on his way to 14 points along with five boards and four steals.
Sleepy Eye's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Springfield, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sleepy Eye will take on St. Mary's at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. As for Springfield, they will square off against B O L D at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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