Basketball Game Preview: Jackson Center Tigers vs. Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers

By Team Reports Jan 14, 2024, 2:24pm

Preview: Jackson Center Tigers vs. Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers

Jackson Center is 6-1 against Waynesfield-Goshen since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Jackson Center Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Jackson Center is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Waynesfield-Goshen in Ohio (Jackson Center is ranked 264th, while Waynesfield-Goshen is ranked 543rd).

Jackson Center's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight loss. They fell 34-24 to Anna. Jackson Center has struggled against Anna recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Waynesfield-Goshen posted their biggest win since December 14, 2023 on Thursday. They put the hurt on North Baltimore with a sharp 49-24 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Waynesfield-Goshen.

Jackson Center's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-6. As for Waynesfield-Goshen, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.

Jackson Center strolled past Waynesfield-Goshen when the teams last played back in December of 2021 by a score of 44-29. Does Jackson Center have another victory up their sleeve, or will Waynesfield-Goshen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.