Basketball Game Preview: Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles vs. Bridgewater/Emery Huskies

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 4:21am

Preview: Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles vs. Bridgewater/Emery Huskies

Mitchell Christian is 0-6 against Bridgewater/Emery since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Bridgewater/Emery Huskies at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Tuesday, Mitchell Christian ended up a good deal behind Colman-Egan and lost 83-68. Mitchell Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Mitchell Christian might have lost, but man, Aiden Lieber was a machine: he scored 50 points. That was a full 73.5% of Mitchell Christian's points, marking the 17th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Meanwhile, Bridgewater/Emery took their contest on the road on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 77-49 win over Irene/Wakonda. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bridgewater/Emery.

Mitchell Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Bridgewater/Emery, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.

Mitchell Christian was taken down by Bridgewater/Emery 65-29 in their previous meeting back in January of 2021. Can Mitchell Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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