Basketball Game Preview: Beloit Trojans vs. Southeast of Saline Trojans

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Previous Games

02/11/25 - Home	65-62 W
12/13/24 - Away	81-68 W
03/09/24 - Neutral	51-37 W
02/06/24 - Home	45-28 W
12/08/23 - Away	44-40 W
+ 5 more games

Beloit and Southeast of Saline are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2021, but not for long. Beloit will be playing at home against Southeast of Saline at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southeast of Saline took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Beloit, who comes in off a win.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Beloit and Clay Center meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Trojans walked away with a 51-44 win over the Tigers.

Meanwhile, Southeast of Saline was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 64-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Abilene.

Beloit will have to contain Adam Thiel as he made an impact in Southeast of Saline's last game. He shot 79% from the field on his way to 26 points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Kejr, who posted seven points in addition to six rebounds and five steals.

Beloit pushed their record up to 1-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Southeast of Saline, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.

Beloit came out on top in a nail-biter against Southeast of Saline in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 65-62. Will Beloit repeat their success, or does Southeast of Saline has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.