The Springfield Blue Devils will head out to square off against the Start Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Springfield has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 15 straight losses, while Start will come in with three straight wins.
Springfield is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Archbold on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Springfield was beaten by Archbold 62-18. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 728th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 177th).
Bluffton typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Start proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 63-55 victory over the Pirates.
Start's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Springfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
Springfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Start when the teams last played back in February of 2023, sneaking past 27-24. Will Springfield repeat their success, or does Start have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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