Basketball Recap: Springfield Piles Up the Points Against Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop

After losing to Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop the last time they met, Springfield decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Springfield Tigers breezed by the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds to the tune of 91-36 on Friday. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 23 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Springfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryan Buerkle, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was Buerkle's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Brayden Sturm, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards.

Springfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.

Springfield's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.

Springfield will square off against Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Springfield's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-51 loss against Sleepy Eye on the 6th.