Basketball Game Preview: Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets vs. Lynnville-Sully Hawks

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont and Lynnville-Sully are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets will welcome the Lynnville-Sully Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Saturday. They were beaten by Montezuma 86-55. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Braves are ranked 69th).

Meanwhile, Lynnville-Sully didn't have too much trouble with Ankeny Christian Academy on Friday as they won 69-54. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.

Lynnville-Sully pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points over those games. As for Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-20.

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont came up short against Lynnville-Sully in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 65-54. Will Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.