Basketball Recap: Beloit Extends Winning Streak to Two

By Team Reports Jan 27, 2025, 2:54pm

Basketball Recap: Beloit Trojans vs. Pine Creek Eagles

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Eli Johnson

Points (Career)

01/25/25 vs Pine Creek27
01/03/25 vs Lyons26
12/20/24 vs Ellsworth26
01/17/25 vs Minneapolis25
12/13/24 @ Southeast of Saline23

Beloit won the last time they faced Pine Creek, and Eli Johnson did his part to make sure it happened again. The Beloit Trojans enjoyed a cozy 56-41 win over the Pine Creek Eagles on Saturday thanks in part to Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

Pine Creek lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Blake Marshall, who posted 11 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Maddux Hepperle, who put up five points and three steals.

The victory made it two in a row for Beloit and bumps their season record up to 9-3. As for Pine Creek, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season.

Beloit will be playing at home against Sacred Heart at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sacred Heart will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Beloit surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pine Creek, they will venture away from home to challenge Vista Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pine Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.6 points per game this season.

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