The Springfield Tigers will be playing at home against the St. Mary's Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Springfield's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Sleepy Eye typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Springfield proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 63-53.
Springfield's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Vogel, who scored 23 points along with eight rebounds. Brayden Sturm was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 87-64. Given St. Mary's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart is ranked 386th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Springfield's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6. As for St. Mary's, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Springfield was able to grind out a solid win over St. Mary's in their previous matchup back in January, winning 78-71. Will Springfield repeat their success, or does St. Mary's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
