The Jackson Red Devils and the Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Jackson has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Jackson will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Westside, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Red Devils secured a 72-66 W over the Seminoles on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Red Devils as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Monroe Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 74-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cherokee Bluff. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (62), the Purple Hurricanes still had to take the loss.
Monroe Area's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Jackson, their win bumped their record up to 6-13.
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