The Southern Door Eagles resume conference play on Friday night when they visit Fish Creek to battle Gibraltar.
The Eagles split their games last weekend at the Preble Holiday Tournament, beating Milwaukee Washington 71-49 before falling to Mosinee 87-82. With Indians leading 39-32 at the break thanks to each team's role players, the stars came to shine in the second half. Drew Daoust scored 28 of his game-high 45 points to pace the Eagles. He was countered by the Indians' Keagan Jirschele, who tallied 36 points on the evening, 28 of which came after the break. Lauden Berg (13 points) and Matthew Malvitz (10 pts) added 23 points combined in the loss.
The Vikings are coming off a loss of their own on Tuesday, falling to Two Rivers 59-44 on the road. Braden Sitte led all Vikings players with 15 points, while Liam Lindenberg joined Maltby with a nine-point evening thanks to a trio of three-pointers. The loss snapped a two-game streak for the Vikings, including their first conference win of the season against Sevastopol. Head coach Travis Ward offered high praise for the Eagles during his post-game comments.
Jacob Nate and Reece Robillard will have the call on U-102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7:30 p.m.
