Basketball Game Preview: Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers vs. New Heights Christian Academy Cougars

Jefferson Independent Day hasn't had much luck against New Heights Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the New Heights Christian Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Jefferson Independent Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58 points per game this season.

Jefferson Independent Day picked up another tournament win on Friday. They walked away with a 74-61 victory over Golden City. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cavaliers.

Will Twiss

Three Point Percentage

02/07/25 vs Golden City	57%
02/06/25 vs Exeter	33%
02/04/25 vs New Heights Christian Academy	0%
01/31/25 @ Gloria Deo Academy	25%
01/30/25 @ Golden City	46%
+ 16 more games

Jefferson Independent Day can attribute much of their success to Jack Twiss, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 19 points along with seven steals and five boards, and Will Twiss, who went 6 for 13 en route to 21 points and six rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Will now owns an excellent 40.2% three-point shooting accuracy. Jackson Radius was another key player, putting up ten points and eight rebounds.

Jefferson Independent Day smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, New Heights Christian Academy fought the good fight in their overtime game against Springfield Catholic on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 73-72 to the Fighting Irish. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Fighting Irish: they've now lost three in a row.

Jefferson Independent Day pushed their record up to 12-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points over those games. As for New Heights Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.

Things could have been worse for Jefferson Independent Day, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-46 loss to New Heights Christian Academy in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of New Heights Christian Academy's Adam Stanton, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 14 boards. Now that Jefferson Independent Day knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.