The Mendenhall Tigers and the Northeast Jones Tigers will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Mendenhall's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Northeast Jones has been banged up by 14 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Mendenhall didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Magee, but they still walked away with a 51-47 win.
Meanwhile, Northeast Jones came up short against Heidelberg on Monday and fell 67-54.
Mendenhall has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.1 points. As for Northeast Jones, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything came up roses for Mendenhall against Northeast Jones in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 56-21 victory. In that matchup, Mendenhall amassed a halftime lead of 44-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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