Basketball Game Preview: Jackson Center Tigers vs. New Knoxville Rangers

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Previous Games

01/13/24 - Away	37-16 W
01/07/23 - Home	50-36 W
01/08/22 - Neutral	51-35 W
01/09/21 - Home	47-17 W
01/11/20 - Away	41-27 W
+ 4 more games

Jackson Center has gone 9-0 against New Knoxville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Jackson Center Tigers will get right back to it and host the New Knoxville Rangers at 6:30 p.m. Jackson Center will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

On Friday, Jackson Center didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Anna, but they still walked away with a 56-50 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Rockets are ranked 392nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, New Knoxville took a blow against Coldwater on Tuesday, falling 67-31. The game marked the Rangers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Jackson Center's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for New Knoxville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.

Everything went Jackson Center's way against New Knoxville when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Jackson Center made off with a 37-16 win. Does Jackson Center have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Knoxville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.