Basketball Preview: Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles vs. East Butler Tigers
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley is 10-0 against East Butler since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles will get right back to it and host the East Butler Tigers at 3:00 p.m. Hopefully Bruning-Davenport/Shickley focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 22 on Friday.
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Hampton. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley strolled past Hampton with points to spare, taking the game 48-30.
Lexie Johnson had an outrageously good game as she went 5 for 10 en route to 13 points plus six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Campbell Bohling, who posted six points plus four steals.
Meanwhile, East Butler took care of business in their home opener on Thursday. They secured a 38-34 W over Cedar Bluffs. The score was all tied up 15-15 at the break, but the Tigers were the better team in the second half.
East Butler relied on the efforts of Morgan Havlovic, who posted 14 points plus seven rebounds and three steals, and Margret Pekarek, who earned seven points along with 21 rebounds and six steals.
East Butler smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley took their victory against East Butler in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 49-27. Does Bruning-Davenport/Shickley have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Butler turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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