Basketball Game Preview: Emerald Ridge Jaguars vs. Rogers Rams

The Emerald Ridge Jaguars will take on the Rogers Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Rogers will be up against a hot Emerald Ridge team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Emerald Ridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 58-56 victory over Curtis on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Rogers was able to grind out a solid win over Silas on Monday, taking the game 70-59.

Rogers is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for Emerald Ridge, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.

Emerald Ridge and Rogers were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but Emerald Ridge came up empty-handed after a 61-60 loss. Can Emerald Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.