Basketball Game Preview: St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltoppers vs. Mt. Mansfield Cougars

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Previous Games

02/06/24 - Home	57-38 W
01/05/24 - Away	58-38 W
02/20/23 - Away	38-55 L
01/20/23 - Home	53-49 W
03/04/22 - Neutral	42-41 W
+ 5 more games

St. Johnsbury Academy is 8-2 against Mt. Mansfield since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltoppers will be playing at home against the Mt. Mansfield Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

St. Johnsbury Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Rice Memorial, who was ranked third at the time (St. Johnsbury Academy was ranked sixth). St. Johnsbury Academy came up short against Rice Memorial on Tuesday, falling 78-56. The loss continues a trend for the Hilltoppers in their matchups with the Green Knights: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Mt. Mansfield ended up a good deal behind South Burlington on Friday and lost 58-43. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

St. Johnsbury Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Mt. Mansfield, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.

St. Johnsbury Academy strolled past Mt. Mansfield when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 57-38. Does St. Johnsbury Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Mansfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.