Basketball Game Preview: West Jefferson Roughriders vs. Northeastern Jets

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01/22/25 - Home	58-9 W
12/07/24 - Away	55-15 W
01/24/24 - Away	45-21 W
12/06/23 - Home	65-19 W
01/28/23 - Home	63-34 W
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West Jefferson is a perfect 10-0 against Northeastern since December of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Roughriders will host the Jets at 7:30 p.m. Northeastern took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on West Jefferson, who comes in off a win.

West Jefferson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Triad 48-16 on Monday. With the Roughriders ahead 29-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Meanwhile, Northeastern played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 37-13 to Dixie. The loss continues a trend for the Jets in their meetings with the Greyhounds: they've now lost three in a row.

Annalee Williams was Northeastern's leading scorer, having posted four points. Taylor Lawhun held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.

The victory got West Jefferson back to even at 2-2. As for Northeastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Everything came up roses for West Jefferson against Northeastern in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 58-9 win. In that matchup, the Roughriders amassed a halftime lead of 39-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.