Basketball Game Preview: Middleton Vikings vs. Bishop Kelly Knights

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Away	48-40 W
02/01/22 - Home	61-51 W
01/07/22 - Away	60-55 W
02/25/21 - Home	57-41 W
02/04/21 - Away	48-38 W
+ 5 more games

Middleton is 10-0 against Bishop Kelly since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Middleton Vikings will be playing at home against the Bishop Kelly Knights at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Wednesday, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Middleton made off with a 51-50 win over Caldwell. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Cougars are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Bishop Kelly had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 58-45.

Middleton is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Bishop Kelly, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8.

Middleton beat Bishop Kelly 48-40 in their previous meeting back in January. Does Middleton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Kelly turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.