Basketball Game Preview: Botkins Trojans vs. Jackson Center Tigers

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Previous Games

12/19/24 - Home	43-37 W
02/28/24 - Neutral	36-33 W
01/20/24 - Home	36-43 L
12/07/23 - Away	25-41 L
01/14/23 - Away	29-25 W
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Botkins is 8-2 against Jackson Center since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Botkins Trojans will challenge the Jackson Center Tigers at 1:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 57-28, which was the final score in Botkins' tilt against Anna on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 418th, while the Rockets are ranked 179th).

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Jackson Center faced off against Houston on Tuesday. Jackson Center took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Houston.

Botkins has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Jackson Center, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-11.

Botkins didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Jackson Center in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 43-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Botkins since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.