It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Springfield Tigers had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They blew past the Knights, posting a 98-61 win on the road. Springfield has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Springfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden Sturm, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten assists. Sturm has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. Noah Vogel was another key contributor, scoring 22 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Springfield is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Alden-Conger, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-17 record this season.
Springfield will challenge Mountain Lake/Comfrey/Mountain Lake Christian at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Springfield's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. Alden-Conger does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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