Miami East is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Brookville is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Miami East Vikings will take on the Brookville Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Miami East proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 22) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-49 win over Carlisle.
Meanwhile, Brookville strolled past Greeneview with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 63-47. Given Brookville's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while Greeneview is ranked 516th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brookville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dominick King, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists. King continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Wood, who scored 18 points along with three steals.
Miami East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Brookville, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.
Everything went Miami East's way against Brookville when the teams last played back in February of 2016 as Miami East made off with a 47-25 victory. Does Miami East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brookville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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