Basketball Game Preview: Jay Royals vs. Baker Gators

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Previous Games

02/07/23 - Neutral	57-34 W
02/08/22 - Home	38-32 W
01/20/22 - Away	62-32 W
01/19/21 - Home	44-23 W
12/15/20 - Away	1-0 W
+ 5 more games

Jay has gone 8-2 against Baker recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Jay Royals will face off against the Baker Gators at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Tuesday, Jay earned a 57-48 win over Paxton. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Royals.

Meanwhile, Baker came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging an 83-44 victory over the Hoboes. The Gators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.

Jay better focus on containing Peyton Ellis and Cole Hardin as the pair were huge in Baker's win. Ellis dropped a double-double on ten points and 16 rebounds, while Hardin went 7 of 10 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Chilton, who posted 12 points.

Baker was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Jay is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Baker, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.

Everything went Jay's way against Baker in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, as Jay made off with a 57-34 victory. Will Jay repeat their success, or does Baker have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.