Basketball Recap: Sleepy Eye Has No Trouble Against Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart

Sleepy Eye hadn't done well against Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went the Sleepy Eye Indians' way against the Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Mustangs as the Sleepy Eye Indians made off with a 54-31 victory. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 23 points or more this season.

Sleepy Eye has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.

Sleepy Eye will be home for the holidays to greet Nicollet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nicollet will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Sleepy Eye surely won't give up without a fight. As for Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, they will venture away from home to challenge Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart is facing Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop at the right time seeing as Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop is stuck on a five-game losing streak.