Basketball Game Preview: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs vs. Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood]

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Previous Games

01/04/24 - Away	70-21 W
01/05/23 - Home	47-27 W
01/06/22 - Away	59-30 W
01/07/21 - Home	49-29 W
12/18/20 - Home	48-35 W
+ 2 more games

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller is 6-1 against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs will be playing at home against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] at 3:30 p.m. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.

If Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Sumner-Eddyville-Miller took over last week. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller walked away with a 38-29 win over Franklin on Tuesday.

Jaycelyn Hoos and Taryn Arbuthnot were among the main playmakers for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller as the former dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards and the latter posted eight points and five rebounds. Hoos is becoming a predictor of Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's success: when she posts at least ten boards the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when she doesn't).

Meanwhile, Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] was beaten by Maywood/Hayes Center 73-17 on Tuesday. Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] hasn't had much luck with Maywood/Hayes Center recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood], their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.

Everything came up roses for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 70-21 win. Does Sumner-Eddyville-Miller have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.