Basketball Game Preview: Eagle Mustangs vs. Middleton Vikings + How To Watch

The Eagle Mustangs will head out to square off against the Middleton Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eagle is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

Eagle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Eagle was ranked second). The Mustangs blew past the Mavericks 62-27 on Tuesday. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 26 points or more this season.

Berkley Jones

Assists (Career)

12/09/25 vs Mountain View	5
12/05/24 vs Coeur d'Alene	3
11/23/24 @ Skyline	3
11/21/24 @ Thunder Ridge	3
02/08/25 vs Owyhee	2

Eagle relied on the efforts of Ryann Ellsworth, who shot 50% from the field on her way to 12 points and three steals, and Berkley Jones, who went 7-for-10 en route to 15 points in addition to six boards and five assists. Those five assists gave Jones a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Taya Nelson, who posted nine points and six rebounds.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Eagle was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain View only racked up five.

Meanwhile, Middleton beat Capital 55-45 on Thursday. Those 55 points were actually the fewest the Vikings have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.

Eagle better keep an eye on Zoey Blackwell. She was instrumental in Middleton's win, going 5-for-9 to rack up 15 points. Thanks to that strong game, Blackwell now owns an excellent 46.8% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Miley Steele, who earned ten points.

Eagle's record now sits at 7-0. As for Middleton, their record is now 4-2.

Eagle ended up a good deal behind Middleton in their previous matchup back in January, losing 56-37. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Steele, who shot 70% from the field en route to 16 points along with seven boards and three steals. Now that the Mustangs know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.