Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop was the 67-65 winner over Springfield when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds were dealt a 91-36 defeat at the hands of the Springfield Tigers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 318th, while the Tigers are ranked 82nd).
Springfield's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bryan Buerkle led the charge by dropping a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. Buerkle's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Sturm, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards.
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Springfield, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 57-51 loss against Sleepy Eye on the 6th. As for Springfield, they will head out to challenge Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Springfield is facing Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart at the right time seeing as Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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