Basketball Game Preview: St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltoppers vs. Bellows Free Academy Bobwhites/Comets

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Previous Games

01/03/25 - Home	75-41 W
01/29/24 - Home	70-53 W
12/29/23 - Away	54-51 W
02/16/23 - Home	59-51 W
01/17/23 - Away	65-67 L
+ 5 more games

St. Johnsbury Academy has gone 9-1 against Bellows Free Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltoppers will challenge the Bellows Free Academy Bobwhites/Comets at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in St. Johnsbury Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.

St. Johnsbury Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Burlington, who was ranked first at the time (St. Johnsbury Academy was ranked fifth). St. Johnsbury Academy lost 86-66 to Burlington on Thursday. That makes it the first time this season the Hilltoppers have let down their home crowd.

Meanwhile, Bellows Free Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Colchester on Thursday, taking the game 62-52.

Bellows Free Academy's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-9. As for St. Johnsbury Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5.

Everything came up roses for St. Johnsbury Academy against Bellows Free Academy when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 75-41 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Johnsbury Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.