Milton is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop O'Connell. The Eagles came out on top against the Knights by a score of 75-66. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 71-49 loss the last time these two teams met.
Darius Bivins and Corey Dixon certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Bivins shot 48% from the field on his way to 28 points in addition to six steals and five boards, while Dixon posted 21 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Bivins has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Jaron Rucker was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.
Milton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Bishop O'Connell fell to 7-1.
Milton has already played their next matchup, a 53-43 victory against Archbishop Carroll on the 20th. As for Bishop O'Connell, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-49 win against Kimball on the 20th.
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