Basketball Game Preview: Mt. Abraham Eagles vs. Milton Yellowjackets

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02/19/24 - Away	47-31 W
01/27/24 - Home	48-29 W
02/12/20 - Home	47-14 W
01/30/19 - Away	41-23 W
01/31/18 - Neutral	54-23 W
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Mt. Abraham has gone 10-0 against Milton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Mt. Abraham Eagles will take on the Milton Yellowjackets at 11:30 a.m. Mt. Abraham will be strutting in after a victory while Milton will be coming in after a loss.

Mt. Abraham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Middlebury, who was ranked 21st at the time (Mt. Abraham was ranked 12th). Mt. Abraham escaped with a win on Wednesday against Middlebury by the margin of a single free throw, 46-45. The win was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on three straight.

Meanwhile, Milton suffered their closest defeat since February 13, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Colchester by a score of 43-41. The Yellowjackets haven't had much luck with the Lakers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.

Mt. Abraham is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Milton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.

Mt. Abraham strolled past Milton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 47-31. Will Mt. Abraham repeat their success, or does Milton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.