Basketball Game Preview: Morris Jeff Pelicans vs. Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Swamp Owls

The Morris Jeff Pelicans just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Swamp Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Morris Jeff has given up an average of 54.3 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Morris Jeff is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Pope John Paul II on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Pelicans came up short against the Jaguars, falling 62-39. The Pelicans haven't had much luck with the Jaguars recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy sidestepped Benjamin Franklin for a 2-0 win. The two-point effort marked the Swamp Owls' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Morris Jeff's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.

Morris Jeff lost to Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy on the road by a decisive 71-56 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can the Pelicans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.