Jasper piles up the points against Lead Hill

By Team Reports Jan 24, 2024, 8:54am

Recap: Jasper Pirates vs. Lead Hill Tigers

The Jasper Pirates can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 75-41 victory over Lead Hill. The win was nothing new for Jasper as they're now sitting on four straight.

Despite the defeat, Lead Hill saw an underclassman step up: Coda Lemon scored 17 points along with three steals. Lemon has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Baker, who scored 11 points along with three blocks.

Jasper is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Lead Hill, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-21.

Jasper will head out on the road to square off against Kingston at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Kingston will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak alive. Lead Hill will take on Mount Judea at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mount Judea has now lost nine straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 5.