Basketball Game Preview: Eastern Musketeers vs. Borden Braves

Eastern and Borden are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2019, but not for long. The Eastern Musketeers will welcome the Borden Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Eastern is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had just enough and edged Clarksville out 82-79. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Musketeers have posted since December 1, 2023.

Meanwhile, Borden came into Saturday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took down Crothersville 54-37 on Saturday.

Borden's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-3. As for Eastern, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.

Eastern took a serious blow against Borden in their previous meeting back in November, falling 69-30. Can Eastern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.