Basketball Game Preview: Evansville Blue Devils vs. Brodhead Cardinals

Evansville is 2-8 against Brodhead since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Evansville Blue Devils will head out to face off against the Brodhead Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Evansville is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since January 14th on Monday. They put the hurt on Clinton with a sharp 60-37 win. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, Brodhead waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 55-48 win over the Chiefs.

Brodhead's victory bumped their record up to 11-12. As for Evansville, their win bumped their record up to 9-14.

Evansville couldn't quite finish off Brodhead in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 37-35. Can Evansville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.