Basketball Game Preview: Pleasanton Blu-Jays vs. Altoona-Midway Jets

By Team Reports Jan 25, 2024, 1:16pm

Preview: Pleasanton Blu-Jays vs. Altoona-Midway Jets

Pleasanton is 10-0 against Altoona-Midway since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pleasanton Blu-Jays will head out on the road to challenge the Altoona-Midway Jets. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Pleasanton suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against Marmaton Valley, falling 47-17.

Meanwhile, Altoona-Midway was beaten by Southeast 69-12 on Tuesday. Altoona-Midway has struggled against Southeast recently, as their match on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Pleasanton's loss dropped their record down to 5-5-1. As for Altoona-Midway, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Everything came up roses for Pleasanton against Altoona-Midway in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 as the squad secured a 54-19 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasanton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.