Bishop Kelly is 0-10 against Middleton since February of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Bishop Kelly Knights will square off against the Middleton Vikings at 7:30 p.m. Bishop Kelly knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Middleton likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Bishop Kelly earned a 58-45 victory over Emmett.
Meanwhile, Middleton escaped with a win on Wednesday against Caldwell by the margin of a single free throw, 51-50. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Cougars are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Kelly is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Middleton, they pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Bishop Kelly came up short against Middleton when the teams last played back in January, falling 48-40. Can Bishop Kelly avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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