Basketball Game Preview: Southern Coffey County Titans vs. Altoona-Midway Jets

The Southern Coffey County Titans will square off against the Altoona-Midway Jets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Coffey County is looking for their season's first win.

Southern Coffey County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Oswego on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southern Coffey County was dealt a 59-17 defeat at the hands of Oswego. The Titans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-10.

Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matches, Altoona-Midway finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. The game between them and Yates Center didn't end well, with Altoona-Midway falling 48-29. The contest marked the Jets' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Southern Coffey County will have to contain William Stackhouse as he made an impact in Altoona-Midway's last game. He dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. Stackhouse has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 33 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kage Beck, who posted six points and ten rebounds.

Even though they lost, Altoona-Midway smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.

Altoona-Midway moved to 6-6 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Southern Coffey County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.

Southern Coffey County took a serious blow against Altoona-Midway in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 91-10. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stackhouse, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine boards. Now that Southern Coffey County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.