Preview: Jellico Blue Devils vs. University Buccaneers
The Jellico Blue Devils are on the road again on Monday and plays the University Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on March 4th. Jellico knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 26 matches -- so hopefully University likes a good challenge.
Jellico pushed their score all the way to 59 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were the victim of a tough 82-59 loss at the hands of Harriman. Jellico has not had much luck with Harriman recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jellico's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Carson Bolton, who scored 29 points along with three steals, and Isaac Mcnealy who scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Bolton is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of John Zecchini, who scored four points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, University waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins but they left with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Greene and snuck past 56-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory University has posted since January 4th.
Jellico's defeat dropped their record down to 19-11. As for University, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Jellico didn't have too much breathing room in their game against University in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, but they still walked away with a 65-61 victory. Does Jellico have another victory up their sleeve, or will University turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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