The Beloit Trojans and the Southeast of Saline Trojans will face off at 12:00 p.m. on March 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Beloit is looking to tack on another W to their 14-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Beloit and Wellsville squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly Beloit had to settle for second. The contest between them and the Eagles wasn't particularly close, with the Trojans falling 68-49.
Despite the loss, Beloit had strong showings from Eli Johnson, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds, and Bryce Beisner, who scored 17 points along with two blocks. Beisner is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jackson Cheney, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Southeast of Saline's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a hard 55-38 fall against Goodland. While losing is never fun, Southeast of Saline can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Goodland is ranked eighth).
Southeast of Saline's loss came about despite a quality game from Owen Bailey, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Bailey pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gannon Jacobson, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Beloit's defeat dropped their record down to 23-2. As for Southeast of Saline, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.
Saturday's contest is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Beloit have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 47.4% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Southeast of Saline struggles in that department as they've made 41.4% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Beloit strolled past Southeast of Saline in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 45-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beloit since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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