Basketball Preview: Jefferson Panthers vs. White Sulphur Springs Hornets
Jefferson is 6-0 against the Hornets since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Jefferson Panthers will look to defend their home court against the White Sulphur Springs Hornets at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Jefferson's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while the Hornets have been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Jefferson's strategy against the on Saturday. Jefferson was the clear victor by a 63-39 margin over the. Jefferson pushed the score to 51-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the had little chance of recovering from.
Colt Tietje was his usual excellent self, scoring 29 points along with six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Kael Hesford was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Meanwhile, White Sulphur Springs was beaten by the Eagles 85-11 on Friday. While losing is never fun, White Sulphur Springs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Eagles are ranked 28th).
Jefferson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for White Sulphur Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Jefferson strolled past the Hornets in their previous meeting back in January of 2020 by a score of 65-49. Does Jefferson have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
