Beloit had won two straight games and Eli Johnson did his part to make it three on Tuesday. The Beloit Trojans skirted past the Southeast of Saline Trojans 65-62 thanks in part to Johnson, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Beloit's points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Litton, who went 5 of 7 en route to 12 points. Those 12 points gave him a new career-high.
Gannon Jacobson and Samuel Knopf certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Jacobson went 8 for 14 on his way to 26 points and eight boards, while Knopf went 5 of 7 to rack up 15 points. The game was Jacobson's fourth in a row with at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Grady Gebhardt, who posted six points.
Trojans
| 02/11/25 vs Southeast of Saline | 65-62 |
| 02/06/25 vs Phillipsburg | 68-37 |
| 01/24/25 vs Concordia | 52-42 |
| 01/17/25 vs Minneapolis | 50-38 |
| 01/10/25 vs Hoisington | 43-30 |
| + 3 more games |
Beloit pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Southeast of Saline, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Coming up, Beloit will be playing in front of their home fans against Lyons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Beloit's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups. As for Southeast of Saline, they will head out to face off against Minneapolis at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southeast of Saline is facing Minneapolis at the right time seeing as Minneapolis is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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