The Beloit Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Colby Eagles on Thursday. Beloit is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Friday, Beloit beat Minneapolis 50-38. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Lions are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eli Johnson was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Joel Rexroat, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Colby beat Scott 51-47 on Friday.
Colby is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Beloit, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Beloit took their victory against Colby in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 73-50. Will Beloit repeat their success, or does Colby have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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