Paxton is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Arthur County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Paxton Tigers will take on the Arthur County Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Paxton made easy work of Garden County and carried off a 46-26 victory. Given Paxton's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Garden County is ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacelyn Jorgensen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 12 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jordan Clouse, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Arthur County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Wallace on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 40-36 victory.
Paxton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Arthur County, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Paxton strolled past Arthur County in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a score of 42-24. Will Paxton repeat their success, or does Arthur County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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