Basketball Game Preview: Jenkintown Drakes vs. Bristol Warriors

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Previous Games

01/09/25 - Home	28-46 L
12/05/23 - Away	40-45 L
01/31/23 - Home	42-38 W
01/20/22 - Home	38-41 L
02/26/21 - Home	48-53 L
+ 5 more games

Jenkintown and Bristol are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Drakes will face off against the Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Jenkintown has given up an average of 54 points per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

On Saturday, Jenkintown was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to George Washington. Even though they lost, the Drakes' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 52.6 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Judah Jackson, who shot 67% from the field on his way to 19 points. Vinny Avila was another key player, going 6-for-8 en route to 17 points.

Meanwhile, Bristol hadn't done well against Dock Mennonite recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Warriors came out on top against the Pioneers by a score of 48-38.

The win got Bristol back to even at 1-1. As for Jenkintown, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Jenkintown ended up a good deal behind Bristol in their previous meeting back in January, losing 46-28. Can the Drakes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.