Basketball Recap: Jasper Piles Up the Points Against Lead Hill

Pirates

Previous 4 Games

02/04/25 @ Lead Hill	63-19
02/03/25 vs Mount Judea	74-17
01/31/25 vs Omaha	78-36
01/30/25 vs Lead Hill	71-32

Jasper waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They claimed a resounding 63-19 victory over the Lead Hill Tigers. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Tigers are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tesli Johnson, who posted five points and five boards.

Jasper is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Lead Hill, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-23.

Jasper will take on Kingston at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Jasper's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games. As for Lead Hill, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Lead Hill Tigers face off against the Marshall Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.