Basketball Game Preview: Rocky Mountain Prep SMART Ocelotls vs. Jefferson Saints

The Rocky Mountain Prep SMART Ocelotls will challenge the Jefferson Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Mountain Prep SMART will be strutting in after a win while Jefferson will be coming in after a defeat.

Rocky Mountain Prep SMART took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They secured a 36-31 W over Aurora West College Prep Academy.

Meanwhile, Jefferson lost to Kennedy at home by a 67-48 margin on Wednesday.

Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Rocky Mountain Prep SMART, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.

Rocky Mountain Prep SMART might still be hurting after the 46-20 defeat they got from Jefferson when the teams last played back in December of 2016. Thankfully for Rocky Mountain Prep SMART, Joseph Martinez (who went 5 for 9 on his way to 14 points and six steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.