Preview: Musselman Applemen vs. Jefferson Cougars
Musselman is 1-9 against Jefferson since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Musselman Applemen will head out on the road to challenge the Jefferson Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in West Virginia (Musselman is ranked 22nd, while Jefferson is ranked 11th).
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Musselman had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the Patriots, posting a 54-26 victory at home. The win made it back-to-back wins for Musselman.
Meanwhile, even though George Washington scored an imposing 60 points on Saturday, Jefferson still came out on top. Jefferson slipped by George Washington 61-60.
Jefferson can attribute much of their success to Wyatt Shively, who scored 14 points along with two steals, and Jamari Jenkins, who scored 25 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jenkins has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Gladney, who scored 11 points.
Musselman is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Jefferson, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
Musselman came up short against Jefferson when the teams last played back in January, falling 43-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gladney, who scored 17 points. Now that Musselman knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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