Basketball Preview: Kimball Knights vs. Jefferson Patriots
Kimball is on a six-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Jefferson an 11-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Saturday. The Kimball Knights and the Jefferson Patriots are set to duel. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Kimball is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Wilson on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Kimball had to suffer through a 49-9 loss at the hands of Wilson. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-3.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 60-18, which was the final score in Jefferson's tilt against Yavneh Academy on Monday. The Patriots were down 53-9 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Kimball, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Kimball didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Jefferson when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 35-31 victory. Does Kimball have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jefferson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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