Basketball Game Preview: Midtown Knights vs. Jackson Jaguars

Midtown is 2-8 against Jackson since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Midtown Knights just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Jackson Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Midtown saw some tournament action on Thursday. They took a hard 51-32 fall against Pace Academy. The game marked Midtown's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, Jackson lost 73-53 to Mays on Thursday.

Jackson's defeat dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Midtown, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.

Midtown suffered a grim 64-42 defeat to Jackson in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jackson's Donaven Thomas, who went 9-for-21 on his way to 24 points along with eight boards and three steals. Now that Midtown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.