Basketball Recap: Beloit Extends Road Winning Streak to Three

Eli Johnson

Points

02/14/25 @ Lyons	23
02/11/25 vs Southeast of Saline	23
02/06/25 @ Phillipsburg	24
02/04/25 @ Republic County	33

Beloit had won two straight road games and Eli Johnson did his part to make it three on Friday. The Beloit Trojans secured a 56-50 W over the Lyons Lions thanks in part to Johnson, who went 10-for-18 to rack up 23 points and eight boards. The matchup was his fourth in a row with at least 23 points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Cheney, who posted seven points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards.

Lyons lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Xavier Solis, who went 7-for-14 on his way to 19 points along with five rebounds and five blocks. He is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in each of the last four games he's played. Deacon Showalter was another key player, putting up 12 points in addition to five assists and five boards.

Beloit's victory bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Lyons, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.

Beloit didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-29 win against Minneapolis on the 21st. As for Lyons, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 62-58 defeat against Southeast of Saline on the 21st.