Preview: Altoona-Midway Jets vs. Marmaton Valley Wildcats
Altoona-Midway is 8-2 against Marmaton Valley since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Altoona-Midway Jets will be staying on the road to face off against the Marmaton Valley Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Altoona-Midway rose to the challenge on Thursday. They skirted past the Indians 45-42.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Altoona-Midway to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Meigs, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Meigs hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kage Beck, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Marmaton Valley scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They managed a 64-60 victory over Waverly. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Altoona-Midway has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Marmaton Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-11.
Altoona-Midway strolled past Marmaton Valley in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 58-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Altoona-Midway since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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