Basketball Game Preview: Culver Academies Eagles vs. Jimtown Jimmies

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Previous 4 Games

02/27/19 - Neutral	48-35 W
03/03/17 - Neutral	59-28 W
02/28/17 - Neutral	59-28 W
03/01/16 - Neutral	56-55 W

Culver Academies has gone 4-0 against Jimtown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Culver Academies Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Jimtown Jimmies at 7:30 p.m.

Culver Academies is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Paw Paw just ended the team's four-game winning streak back in December of 2024. They fell 54-44 to the Red Wolves.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Jimtown's strategy against Knox on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Jimtown blew Knox out of the water with a 63-21 final score. The Jimmies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 20 points or more this season.

Jimtown had a senior duo take command as Dylan Fey went 7 for 12 on his way to 17 points in addition to seven boards and six steals and Branden King went 8 of 17 on his way to 19 points along with six boards and four blocks. Those six steals gave Fey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Spurgeon, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points.

Jimtown was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Knox only posted five assists.

Culver Academies' defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Jimtown, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-4.

Culver Academies was able to grind out a solid win over Jimtown in their previous meeting back in February of 2019, winning 48-35. Does Culver Academies have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jimtown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.