Preview: Altoona-Midway Jets vs. Pleasanton Blu-Jays
Altoona-Midway is 2-8 against Pleasanton since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Altoona-Midway Jets will look to defend their home court against the Pleasanton Blu-Jays at 5:00 p.m. Altoona-Midway will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Altoona-Midway was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 60-54 to Southeast. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Altoona-Midway in their matchups with Southeast: they've now lost seven in a row.
Despite their loss, Altoona-Midway saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. William Stackhouse, who scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and four steals, was perhaps the best of all. That was a full 42.6% of Altoona-Midway's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Meigs, who scored 15 points along with three steals and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Pleasanton put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Marmaton Valley as Pleasanton made off with a 61-39 victory. The victory was nothing new for Pleasanton as they're now sitting on three straight.
Altoona-Midway's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Pleasanton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Altoona-Midway was dealt a bruising 79-47 defeat at the hands of Pleasanton in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Altoona-Midway was down 53-33.
