Basketball Game Preview: Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets vs. Winslow Bulldogs

The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets will take on the Winslow Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Ridge is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.

Blue Ridge lost 49-29 to Show Low on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Cougars are ranked 22nd).

Meanwhile, Winslow came up short against Snowflake on Thursday, falling 56-33. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Lobos: they've now lost five in a row.

Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Winslow, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.

Blue Ridge didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Winslow when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 46-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blue Ridge since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.