Basketball Game Preview: Johnson-Brock Eagles vs. Exeter-Milligan/Friend Bobcats

By Team Reports Jan 18, 2024, 2:19am

Preview: Johnson-Brock Eagles vs. Exeter-Milligan/Friend Bobcats

Johnson-Brock has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Exeter-Milligan/Friend Bobcats at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Johnson-Brock has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 244 points over their last four matchups.

Johnson-Brock put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 60-7 victory over Lewiston. 60 seems to be a good number for Johnson-Brock as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Exeter-Milligan/Friend's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were dealt a 56-18 loss at the hands of Thayer Central. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Exeter-Milligan/Friend has scored all season.

Despite the defeat, Exeter-Milligan/Friend had strong showings from Savana Krupicka, who scored five points along with two steals, and Aniston Meints, who scored no points along with five rebounds. Krupicka is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Exeter-Milligan/Friend struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Johnson-Brock pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Exeter-Milligan/Friend, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7.