Basketball Game Preview: Atlanta Jewish Academy Jaguar vs. Cottage Cougars

The Atlanta Jewish Academy Jaguar just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Cottage Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Atlanta Jewish Academy is looking for their season's first victory.

Atlanta Jewish Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a hard 38-22 fall against St. Mary's Academy on Tuesday. The Jaguar were down 38-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cottage, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in November. They breezed by The Stonehaven School to the tune of 51-19 on Thursday. The game marked the Cougars' most dominant win of the season so far.

Cottage's win came from a few key players Atlanta Jewish Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Grace Workman, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine steals. Workman is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least five every time she's taken the court this season. Gabby Pressnall was another key player, putting up 15 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.

Cottage's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.3 points per game. As for Atlanta Jewish Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.

Atlanta Jewish Academy ended up a good deal behind Cottage when the teams last played back in February, losing 34-20. Can Atlanta Jewish Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.