The Lead Hill Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Jasper Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lead Hill will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Omaha, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Lead Hill simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Omaha 83-45. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
| 01/28/25 vs Omaha | 3 |
| 01/24/25 @ Founders Classical Academy | 6 |
| 01/21/25 vs Advanced Studies | 4 |
| 01/17/25 vs Deer | 4 |
| 01/16/25 @ Alpena | 2 |
Lead Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Royce led the charge by going 9 for 15 on his way to 23 points and three steals. Royce is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Baker, who went 7 of 9 en route to 15 points and six boards.
Lead Hill was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 22 assists in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jasper, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They put the hurt on Founders Classical Academy with a sharp 73-51 victory on Tuesday. The score was close at the half, but the Pirates pulled away in the second half with 51 points.
Jasper is also on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Lead Hill, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-12.
Lead Hill came up short against Jasper in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 56-47. Can Lead Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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