Basketball Game Preview: Jefferson Panthers vs. Lone Peak Big Horns

Jefferson has gone a perfect 4-0 against Lone Peak recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jefferson has three straight victories, Lone Peak has 32 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

If Jefferson beats Lone Peak with 58 points on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Jefferson beat Manhattan Christian last Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 58-38. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 20 points or more this season.

Jefferson's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ryian Eveland, who went 8-for-10 en route to 16 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals, and Cameron Toney, who went 8-for-17 to rack up 19 points and five steals. Toney's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Jaida Jurenka, who posted six points.

Meanwhile, Lone Peak ended up a good deal behind Whitehall last Saturday and lost 63-47. That's two games in a row now that the Big Horns have lost by exactly 16 points.

Jefferson's win bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Lone Peak, their loss dropped their record down to 0-18.

Everything came up roses for Jefferson against Lone Peak when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 71-24 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jefferson since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.