Basketball Game Preview: Morton Panthers vs. Northeast Jones Tigers

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Previous 5 Games

01/28/25 - Away	56-43 W
01/09/25 - Home	73-27 W
01/30/24 - Home	77-37 W
01/12/24 - Away	58-44 W
12/23/16 - Neutral	88-63 W

Morton has gone 5-0 against Northeast Jones recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Morton Panthers take on the Northeast Jones Tigers at 5:30 p.m.

Last Friday, Morton didn't have quite enough to beat Mendenhall and fell 54-52.

Meanwhile, Northeast Jones came into Tuesday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took down Forest 59-45 on Tuesday.

Northeast Jones' win ended a 20-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-19. As for Morton, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 16-7.

Morton was able to grind out a solid victory over Northeast Jones in their previous matchup last Tuesday, winning 56-43. Will Morton repeat their success, or does Northeast Jones have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.