Basketball Game Preview: Bartow Yellow Jackets vs. Evans Trojans

Two dominant guards in Ja'Kylen Crossley and Arosco Dubois are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bartow Yellow Jackets will challenge the Evans Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Bartow is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 71-62 win over East River. Winning may never get old, but the Yellow Jackets sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Meanwhile, Evans posted their biggest victory since January 15th on Wednesday. They blew past Gaither, posting a 65-27 win. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Cowboys are ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bartow's victory bumped their record up to 20-8. As for Evans, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.

Bartow couldn't quite finish off Evans in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 and fell 60-58. Can Bartow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.