The Sleepy Eye Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Springfield Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sleepy Eye is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Sleepy Eye against Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop as the squad secured an 81-42 victory. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Springfield hadn't done well against Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Springfield claimed a resounding 65-38 win over Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart. The Tigers is also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the five game they've won by 20+ points or more this season.
Sleepy Eye pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.2 points. As for Springfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Sleepy Eye against Springfield in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 67-39 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sleepy Eye since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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