Westbrook-Walnut Grove lost against Springfield back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers took an 86-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Springfield Tigers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (66), the Chargers still had to take the loss.
Springfield got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brayden Sturm out in front who went 8 of 11 on his way to 17 points in addition to eight boards and seven assists. Sturm's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Bryan Buerkle, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Chargers
| 01/18/25 @ Springfield | 75-86 |
| 01/17/25 @ Murray County Central | 66-58 |
| 01/14/25 vs Mountain Lake/Comfrey | 72-44 |
| 01/14/25 vs Mountain Lake/Comfrey/Mountain Lake Christian | 72-44 |
| 01/09/25 @ Hills-Beaver Creek | 46-55 |
The loss snapped Westbrook-Walnut Grove's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-4 record. As for Springfield, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Westbrook-Walnut Grove and Springfield should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. Westbrook-Walnut Grove will take on Yellow Medicine East at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 267 places (141 vs. 408). Meanwhile, Springfield (ranked 79th) will meet Wabasso (ranked 241st) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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